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Richard Hess has written an insightful commentary on one of the most intriguing books of the Bible, which celebrates God’s gift of love. Following an introduction to the biblical book and a history of its interpretation, Hess divides his discussion into seven major sections. Each section begins with a fresh translation, followed by paragraph-by-paragraph commentary, and concludes with a summary...

1 The Song of Songs that concernsa Solomon. 1:1. The first verse forms the title for the book. It places the expression šîr haššîrîm first and thereby gives it emphasis as the key to the text. The construction may be translated “Song of Songs.” Šîr (song) occurs as a noun some 166 times in the Hebrew Bible, mostly in the book of Psalms. However, it appears only here in the Song of Songs. Although the noun occurs elsewhere alongside the same root used
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