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    <title>I will espouse you forever</title>
    <subTitle>the Song of Songs and the theology of love in the Hebrew Bible</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Lyke, Larry L.</namePart>
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    <publisher>Abingdon Press</publisher>
    <dateIssued>c2007</dateIssued>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2007</dateIssued>
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    <extent>xxi, 142 p. ; 23 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>Part I: The theology of love in the Hebrew Bible -- Marriage, apostasy, and divorce : the prophetic critique -- The temple, women, and wombs -- Women, wells, wisdom, and Torah -- Part II: The theology of love in early interpretation of the Song of Songs -- The Targum to Song of Songs 1:1-4 -- Midrash Rabbah to Song of Songs 1:1-4 -- Origen's homily and commentary to Song of Songs 1:1-4 -- Conclusion.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Larry L. Lyke.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references and index.</note>
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    <topic>Love</topic>
    <topic>Biblical teaching</topic>
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  <classification authority="lcc">BS1485.52 .L95 2007</classification>
  <classification authority="ddc" edition="22">223/.906</classification>
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