What Kind of Love Is It? Egyptian, Hebrew, or Greek?
The article investigates the role of Egypt and Egyptian literary allusions in Song of Songs and considers their contribution to the interpretation of the Biblical text. It is argued that the authors of Song of Songs display a certain familiarity with both, Egyptian and Greek notions that would point...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
[2016]
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| In: |
Die Welt des Orients
Year: 2016, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 90-106 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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| Summary: | The article investigates the role of Egypt and Egyptian literary allusions in Song of Songs and considers their contribution to the interpretation of the Biblical text. It is argued that the authors of Song of Songs display a certain familiarity with both, Egyptian and Greek notions that would point to a Hellenistic setting of the book and Alexandria as a place of origin. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-9019 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Die Welt des Orients
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.13109/wdor.2016.46.1.90 |