Brenner A. The Song of Songs

Sheffield Academic Press, 1989. — 106 p. — (Old Testament Guides)This volume about The Song of Songs was written by one of the foremost Hebrew experts on this subject, Althayla Brenner. She graciously and gratefully delivered this complete and insightful guide and her expertise made for a unique treatment of this special canon. She presents her analysis in chapters entitled, “The Title and the Place of the Book in the Hebrew Canon”, “The Text: Matter and Form, Unity and Sequence, or an Anthology?”, and “Daily Life: Settings, Contexts, the Environment”. The author further explores the authorship of The Song of Songs, its intertextual connections within the biblical context, and ways in which it has become part of Jewish and Christian Liturgies as well as music and the visual arts.