Praise of Perfection: Wisdom, Passion, and Gender in the Song of Songs 6:4-10 and Proverbs 31:10-31

This article examines the relationship between Prov 31:10-31 (the *éiet hayil acrostic) and Song 6:4-10, arguing that the passage in the Song is a deliberate subversion of the acrostic. The argument hinges on the relationship between Prov 31:28, “Her sons rise up and extoll her; her husband praises...

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Subtitles:Zimrat JAH: A Tribute To Ann Hackett
Main Author: Feinstein, Eve Levavi (Author)
Contributors: Hackett, Ann (Honoree)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Western Academic Press 2021
In: Maarav
Year: 2021, Volume: 25, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 49-64
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Sprichwörter 31,10-31 / Acrostic / Bible. Hoheslied 6,9 / Love poetry / Ideal (motif) / Wisdom literature / Egypt (Antiquity)
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B bibel hoheslied 6,4-10
B women in wisdom literature
B Festschrift
B Egyptian love poems
B Proverbs 31
B bibel sprichwörter 31,28
B Song of Songs
B gender in the Hebrew Bible
B Hackett, Ann
Parallel Edition:Electronic