"Linear, Narrative-plot Development in the Song of Songs—Part One" by Richard M. Davidson
 

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

Keywords

Song of Solomon, Literary criticism

Abstract

This article examines the linear, narrative-plot development in the Song of Songs. Evidence is first given supporting several hermeneutical presuppositions which underpin this study: (1) the unity of the Song, revealed especially in its exquisitely designed symmetrical literary macrostructure; (2) Solomonic authorship of the Song, written early in his reign while he was still monogamous; (3) King Solomon and Pharaoh’s daughter (Shulamit) as the couple in the Song; and (4) a literal (not allegorical) interpretation of the Song as human love poetry. Building upon these presuppositions, this article explores text-indicators for the historical narrative-plot progression of the Song, building largely upon clues found by comparing the matching sections of the literary macrostructure. It is concluded that the Song presents a seven-part impressionistic historical progression of the ever-increasing intimacy in the love relationship between Solomon and Shulamit.

Journal Title

TheoRhema

Volume

11

Issue

1

First Page

3

Last Page

25

First Department

Old Testament

Acknowledgements

Open access article retrieved January 21, 2025, from https://publications.uadventus.ro/index.php/thrh/article/view/91

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