Lamentations, Song of Songs

Lamentations, Song of Songs by Wilma Ann Bailey and Christina Bucher covers the full emotional register of biblical literature: from the anguished sorrow songs of ancient Israel to the passionate, lyric poems of lovers. Wilma Bailey plumbs the interpretive depths of Lamentations, including questions about authorship, images of God, and depiction of a community's response to exile and its development of an identity in the wake of catastrophe. Christina Bucher then offers multiple perspectives on the Song of Songs and its imagery, characters, and allegorical and literal interpretations by readers and communities across the centuries. Both scholars build sturdy theological scaffolding to help lay readers, pastors, and scholars understand and apply the wisdom contained by these Hebrew writings of desire and exile, love and lament.

Volume 27 in the BCBC series

About Believers Church Bible Commentary Series

Accessible to lay readers, useful in preaching and pastoral care, helpful for Bible study groups and Sunday school teachers, and academically sound, the Believers Church Bible Commentary Series foregrounds an Anabaptist reading of Scripture. Published for all who seek more fully to understand the original message of Scripture and its meaning for today, the series is based on the conviction that God is still speaking to all who will listen, and that the Holy Spirit makes the Word a living and authoritative guide for all who want to know and do God's will.

Author: Wilma Bailey, Christina Bucher
Publisher: Herald Press (VA)
Published: 02/09/2015
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780836199321

About the Author
Bailey, Wilma: -

Wilma Bailey is the Minnie Vautrin Professor of Christian Witness and Professor of Hebrew and Aramaic Scripture, Emerita, at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana. Bailey earned her PhD from Vanderbilt University. Her scholarly publications and popular publications have usually focused on issues of peace and justice, women, and ecology.

Bucher, Christina: -

Christina Bucher is professor of biblical studies at Elizabethtown College, where she has served as chair of the department of religious studies and as dean of the faculty. Bucher earned her PhD from Claremont Graduate University. She is the author of several books and journal articles and serves on the editorial council of the Believers Church Bible Commentary series.