A major contribution to Song of Songs scholarship

This article welcomes M. Fox's, The Song of Songs and the Ancient Egyptian Love Songs; but it also critically reviews his initial assumptions regarding the relationship between Hebrew and Egyptian love poetry. It then proceeds to suggest alternate ways of understanding a number of cruxes in can...

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Published in:Journal of the American Oriental Society
Main Author: Sasson, Jack M. 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: American Oriental Society [Oct. - Dec., 1987]
In: Journal of the American Oriental Society
Review of:The Song of songs and the ancient Egyptian love songs (Madison, Wisc. [u.a.] : The Univ. of Wisconsin Pr., 1985) (Sasson, Jack M.)
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Book review
B Song of Songs
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Summary:This article welcomes M. Fox's, The Song of Songs and the Ancient Egyptian Love Songs; but it also critically reviews his initial assumptions regarding the relationship between Hebrew and Egyptian love poetry. It then proceeds to suggest alternate ways of understanding a number of cruxes in canticles.
Item Description:Rez. zu M.V.Fox, The Song of Songs and the Ancient Egyptian love songs, 1986
ISSN:2169-2289
Contains:Enthalten in: American Oriental Society, Journal of the American Oriental Society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/603311