Gazelles, Does, and Flames: (De)limiting Love in Song of Songs
Song of Songs 8:6 compares love with a flame. This article proposes that the image is used to both define and limit the expression of that love.
Song of Songs 8:6 compares love with a flame. This article proposes that the image is used to both define and limit the expression of that love.
This article responds to an article by Robert Chisholm, who proposed a chronology of the book of Judges. This chronology was based on a literary clue in the book itself. This article agrees with much of what Chisholm wrote. However, it asks whether the pattern Chisholm identified is necessarily a clue to the chronology of Judges or a clue to another feature developed by the author of Judges.
The Hebrew cardinal number “one” can also be used in place of the ordinal number “first." In Genesis 1:5 the cardinal number for the first day of creation is used. The other days are numbered using ordinal numbers. This article considers which is the correct understanding of Genesis 1:5.
Vocabulary, theology, and mode of expression in Proverbs 1-Proverbs 9 indicate that the same author is probably responsible for writing Proverbs 10:1-22:16 and Proverbs 25-29.
The structure of the book of Revelation has an important influence on its interpretation. This article argues that the three scenes of Revelation 6:12-Revelation 7:7, Revelation 9:13-Revelation 11:14, and Revelation 16:12-16 should be viewed as a tripartite unity.
Are there real contradictions in the chronology of the kings of Israel and Judah in 1 Kings and 2 Kings? This paper focuses on the chronology of the reign of Hezekiah as presented in 2 Kings 15 to 2 Kings 18.