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Article: Song of Songs. (Book Reviews).(Book Review) (book review)
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Song of Songs, by Tremper Longman III. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001. 238 pp. $35.00.
This is a very solid, balanced, and thorough commentary on the Song of Songs. Though it appears in a Christian evangelical series, the New International Commentary on the Old Testament, the author is widely read and non-dogmatic in his approach to key issues surrounding authorship and translation. The primary focus is on translation and explanation of the Hebrew text, though the introduction treats a range of broader issues.
The book's introduction is one of its best features. Over the course of approximately 70 pages ...