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Song of songs / Duane Garrett. Lamentations / Paul R. House.

The powerful poetry of the Song of Songs and Lamentations gives voice to opposite feelings: the excitement of love and the anguish of grief. In this commentary on two books often neglected in the church, Drs. Garrett and House demonstrate the power of the Hebrew poetry and the message it car-ries for the people of God.

Duane Garrett argues that the biblical message of the Song of Songs lies precisely in the fact that it is love poetry, though interpreters have often looked for its significance in symbolism and allegory. Dr. Garrett con-tends that the Song celebrates the passion between a woman and a man getting married.

Dr. Garrett's commentary examines:

the unified literary structure of the Song
a structuralist analysis of the Song as a heroic saga
the Song's genre as lyric poetry
the Song's relationship ip to to Egyptian love poetry the theological significance of the Song for the transformation of the soul.

In addition to making a major contribution to the scholarly understanding of the Song, Dr. Garrett's commentary helps elevate marriage and family life to a central place in Christian theology and practice.

Paul House urges readers not to allow the vivid agony expressed in Lamentations to drive them away from studying the book. Lamentations develops the lament form of the psalm to its fullest extent. In so doing, it deepens our understanding of the role of exile, pain, and liturgy for Old Testament theology and for Christian faith.

Along with a close analysis of its poetry and theolo-gy, Dr. House advances the understanding of Lamentations through discussions of:

the long history of using Lamentations in liturgy
the lament genre and the acrostic form of poetry
the role of laments in ancient Near Eastern reli-gion and literature
the experience of suffering and prayer as neces-sary to theology.

Dr. House's commentary will inspire its readers to teach the people of God to pray as they should.

Series: Word Biblical Commentary

DUANE GARRETT is professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Crowell Theological Seminary in South Hampton, Mass. He holds degrees from Rice University, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div.), and Baylor University (Ph.D.).

PAUL R. HOUSE is pro-fessor of biblical studies at Wheaton College, Wheaton, III. He holds degrees from Southwest Baptist in Bolivar, Mo. the University of Missouri, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div. and Ph.D.).

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