Lamentations and Song of Songs: A Theological Commentary on the Bible

This latest volume in the popular Belief series considers two very different types of biblical writings and two very timely subjects--violence and sex within the context of Scripture.

Well-known theologian Harvey Cox draws on a wide array of sources in his commentary on Lamentations-- including poetry, novels, films, paintings, and photography--to offer a contemporary theological reading that is provocative and sure to stir numerous theological reflections and responses.

The biblical book of Song of Songs has historically been seen as a book pointing to Christ's love for the church and has been interpreted in allegorical ways. Yet, it is unique in the canon for its use of erotic poetry, celebrating the human body and human love in graphic terms. Author Stephanie Paulsell suggests that the Song can still have profound meaning for us, teaching us "to love not only what we can see shining on the surface but also those depths of the other which are out of our reach."

Author: Harvey Cox,Stephanie Paulsell
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 04/13/2012
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780664233020

About the Author
Paulsell, Stephanie: -

Stephanie Paulsell is Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies at Harvard Divinity School. She is the author of several books, including Religion Around Virginia Woolf.

Cox, Harvey: -

Harvey Cox is Hollis Professor of Divinity Emeritus at Harvard Divinity School. He is the author of many books, including The Secular City, which was an international bestseller and considered to be one of the most influential books of Protestant theology in the twentieth century.