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Summary: Yes, it's about what you think it is
Review: Carr outlines just about all the nouns in the Song of Solomon, and ties them to their (...)connotations in the ancient near East. Nard is an aphrodisiac, "Bed" in Chapter 1 has an exclusively (...)connotation, "Dodi" (Hebrew for Lover) means, well, Lover, certain body parts mentioned are sexual euphemisms...This book is nasty. Good. Praise God. This isn't some cheesy metaphor about God and His relationship to Man, it's about ripping off your spouse's clothes and going at it like stags or wildebeasts or horses in Pharoah's chariots...Now, having said that, the metaphors and descriptions w/in the Song of Solomon itself are not only lost on us, but are hardly erotic or complementary in the 21st century. A young stag leaping over hills?!? Oh, be still my throbbing heart! If I compared some girl to a flock of goats, I'd have a high pitch voice for about a month. However, that's not the point. The message of Song of Solomon trumps the medium. God wanted us to enjoy his creation, and (...)is a pretty darn important part of creation. Read Carr's commentary. Do it now!
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Summary: Yes, it's about what you think it is
Review: Carr outlines just about all the nouns in the Song of Solomon, and ties them to their (...)connotations in the ancient near East. Nard is an aphrodisiac, "Bed" in Chapter 1 has an exclusively (...)connotation, "Dodi" (Hebrew for Lover) means, well, Lover, certain body parts mentioned are sexual euphemisms...This book is nasty. Good. Praise God. This isn't some cheesy metaphor about God and His relationship to Man, it's about ripping off your spouse's clothes and going at it like stags or wildebeasts or horses in Pharoah's chariots... Now, having said that, the metaphors and descriptions w/in the Song of Solomon itself are not only lost on us, but are hardly erotic or complementary in the 21st century. A young stag leaping over hills?!? Oh, be still my throbbing heart! If I compared some girl to a flock of goats, I'd have a high pitch voice for about a month. However, that's not the point. The message of Song of Solomon trumps the medium. God wanted us to enjoy his creation, and (...)is a pretty darn important part of creation. Read Carr's commentary. Do it now!
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Summary: Short, Solid, Sweet Song of Solomon
Review: G. Lloyd Carr's study of the Song of Songs (Canticles, Song of Solomon) does a great job of rescuing it from overly symbolic interpretations. Instead, says Carr, the Song is about just what it appears to be about. Sex, romance, and love. Carr unpacks the various images of flowers, gardens, grape vines, and spices, putting them into the context of Old Testament Israel's culture. He also forthrightly explores the explicit imagery of breasts, thighs, and sexual expression the book displays. Carr's book is short, pithy, but packed with enough information for the scholar. Written in the mid-1980s, it still seems fresh and frank and wonderfully edifying. My only reason for not giving five stars? I wanted it longer!
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