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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Song of Songs"”.
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Ambiguity in the Song of Songs
This thesis will explore the ambiguous nature of the Song of Songs, as it manifests itself in the narrative, the structure, the imagery, and the language of the Song. It will also propose the new interpretative possibilites that this ambiguity leads to, when it is approached asking the question …
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A hermeneutical analysis of John Owen's use of Song of Songs 1:2-7 and 2:8-9
This hermeneutical analysis investigates the use of Song of Songs 1:2-7 and 2:8-9 within the documented writings and speeches of John Owen with special attention to the implied relations between the text of the Song and Owen's use of it. The analysis discovers that in most cases only few selected …
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A comparative translation text analysis of the book of Song of songs in the Mbala And Mushindo Bemba Bibles
Translation of the Bible has played a very critical role in the evangelization Programmes of the Christian Faith throughout the world and Zambia in particular. The translated Bibles have provided an avenue for communication between divergent foreign languages and cultures. In Zambia, however, some …
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A comparative translation text analysis of the book of Song of songs in the Mbala And Mushindo Bemba Bibles
Translation of the Bible has played a very critical role in the evangelization Programmes of the Christian Faith throughout the world and Zambia in particular. The translated Bibles have provided an avenue for communication between divergent foreign languages and cultures. In Zambia, however, some …
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Innovation in Tradition: Gregory the Great's Use of Classical and Patristic Thought in His Commentary on the Song of Songs
<p>To follow the example of Jesus and to draw closer to God in a meaningful relationship was the ultimate goal of the monastics. Starting with St. Anthony and spread by St. Athanasius in the fourth century CE, Egyptian monasticism was established in the deserts of North Africa. Around the fifth …
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Israel's Paradoxical King: The Characterization of Solomon in 1 Kings 1–11, 2 Chronicles 1–9, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs
This thesis explores the question of how the figure of Solomon is characterized in the Hebrew Bible. This question arises from the observation of divergent depictions of Solomon in the different books. In 1 Kings 1–11, Solomon is depicted in an ambivalent manner where his wisdom can be used …
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Jesus the bridegroom: a metaphor of fidelity in the New Covenant
The New Testament sets up the metaphor of Jesus the Bridegroom and the Church his Bride, but the contemporary interpretations are varied and extreme. Single women proclaim Jesus is their Boyfriend while they wait for their real husbands. Authors advocate dressing up and going out on romantic dates …
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Christ, the Spirit and Human Transformation in Gregory of Nyssa's In Canticum Canticorum
This dissertation undertakes an analysis of Gregory of Nyssa's final work, In Canticum Canticorum. Part I investigates Gregory's earlier works. In Part II, Gregory's fifteen homilies on the Song of Songs are analysed in light of key structures of thought explored in Part I. Special emphasis is …
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The power of the medieval Solomon-magus and Solomon-auctor revealed through the "Canterbury Tales", "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", and the "Tale of the Sankgreal"
… his ever-familiar wisdom but also his authorship of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs; his administration and craftsmanship in the building of the Temple; his peaceableness as king; his understanding of the natural world; and his weakness for women. The context for these traditions in the …
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Motiejaus Kazimiero Sarbievijaus religinė poezija /
The main research object of this dissertation is the Latin religious poetry of Mathias Casimirus Sarbievius (1595–1640). The research material covers Sarbievius’s religious odes, epodes, and epigrams. This dissertation aims to thouroughly examine the aspects of Sarbievius’s religious texts that …
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Substitutionary Themes in Nyssen's In Canticum Canticorum
This thesis explores the substitutionary themes of atonement in Gregory of Nyssen’s In Canticum Canticorum. As his last known work, this commentary provides the reader with the matured insights of Gregory concerning ones ascent to God. This Cappadocian’s understanding of the Song of Songs is full …
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Estetica ed etica: un itinerario interpretativo, alla luce della ricerca di valori nel pensiero di Ingarden, Tischner, Levinas
The research is an itinerary from the discovery of the force of Love in the Song of Songs, where the human figure is given entirely through aesthetics, right to the agony of the other's death, where ethics, the "Severe Name of Love", is the only guard left; a journey through the contradictions of …
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'The Book of Mutual Love' of Adam of Perseigne: A translation with a revised critical edition and commentaries (France)
The thesis, a translation of The Book of Mutual Love by the Cistercian Adam of Perseign (abbot 1188-1221), is based on the edition by Gaetano Raciti, but presents a revised form of that edition and includes both notes on the revisions and a commentary on the translation. It is supplemented with a …
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A Communion of Love: The Animating Principle Behind the Christocentric Spirituality of Robert Murray M’Cheyne
… common perception surrounding M’Cheyne’s pursuit of holiness. It argues that rightly understanding M’Cheyne’s spirituality must begin with the fundamental issue of why he pursued the means of grace as he did, before reckoning with how he used those means. Such a reorientation reveals that loving …
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Scripture and Self in Origen of Alexandria's Exegetical Practice
<p>In this dissertation I examine the nature of scripture and the self as presented by Origen of Alexandria. I argue that Christian scripture and the Christian self are constructed by exegetical practice; furthermore, in the case of Origen, I will demonstrate that Christian scripture and the …
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Power, language, and culture: Teresa de la Parra in Latin American feminism
… events, subversive language, and the revision of historical women's stories. In Ifigenia and Las memorias de Mama Blanca, the mother figure symbolizes maternal authority and submission to paternal power, whereas the daughters, who are rebellious and liberal-minded, struggle against the …
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The Use of Nakedness Imagery as Theological Language in the Old Testament
… theological information to the reader because of its inherent association with shame at the level of basic human experience. This dissertation surveys the texts using nakedness imagery in the OT, explaining its function and meaning, and addressing any pertinent issues. Chapter 1 introduces the …
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