The Delight of Beauty and Song of Songs 4:1–7

Beauty has not figured prominently in contemporary notions of human flourishing. This essay seeks to reclaim a notion of beauty that the Church and the academy can find valuable again. The question is engaged here specifically from the perspective of a biblical scholar using a biblical text-the poem...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Interpretation (Richmond) 2005-07, Vol.59 (3), p.260-277
1. Verfasser:	Dobbs-Allsopp, F.W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Beauty Bible and literature Bible as literature Biblical literature Criticism and interpretation Exegesis & hermeneutics Exegesis and biblical criticism History and sciences of religions Love Old Testament Poetical and wisdom books Song of the Songs Women
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Zusammenfassung:	Beauty has not figured prominently in contemporary notions of human flourishing. This essay seeks to reclaim a notion of beauty that the Church and the academy can find valuable again. The question is engaged here specifically from the perspective of a biblical scholar using a biblical text-the poem in Song 4:1–7 — to focus and source the discussion.
ISSN:	0020-9643 2159-340X
DOI:	10.1177/002096430505900304