Song of Songs : a celebration of and invitation to participate in the fullness of life
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Van der Zwan, Pieter
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Abstract
The Song of Songs is usually appreciated for its celebration of love in the foreground, erotic or
divine, if these are not regarded as different aspects of the same experience. This has perhaps
led to the neglect of the celebration of life as pertinent background in a unique way in the
Hebrew and even Christian Bible as a whole. In a secular world disillusioned by the perceived
emphasis on death in traditional religion and therefore desperately obsessed with life, this
biblical poetry may come as a surprising liberation through its critical and creative voice even
within the religious canons of two world religions.
Description
This article represents
a theological reflection
on the Faculty Research
Theme (FRT) of the Faculty
of Theology, University of
Pretoria, entitled Ecodomy –
Life in its fullness. The
theme is portrayed from
the perspective of various
theological disciplines. A
conference on this theme
was held on 27–28 October
2014.
Keywords
Song of Songs, Love, Celebration of life, Hebrew, Christian bible, Biblical poetry, Human relationships, Gender studies, Spirituality, Well-being
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Van der Zwan, P., 2015, ‘Song of Songs: A celebration of and invitation to participate in the fullness of life’, Verbum et Ecclesia 36(3), Art. #1451, 6 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ve.v36i3.1451.