Song of Songs: Textual Commentary and Theological Reflections

by Lawrence R. Farley

Publisher:

St Vladimir’s Seminary Press

, 2018

Overview

Fr Lawrence Farley brings his exegetical skills to bear on the Song of Songs, one of the shortest but richest—and most difficult—books of the Bible. This balanced, verse-by-verse commentary examines the text on two main levels: both as a beautiful image of the love and the bond shared between man and woman in marriage, and as an icon of the “great mystery” toward which human marriage points: “Christ and the Church” (Eph 5.32).

We live in swiftly changing times, when the value, the meaning, and the very definition of marriage are the subject of heated debate. Fr Lawrence offers us a vision of the biblical foundation for marriage, which can withstand the floods of life, “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone” (Eph 2.20).

Key Features

• Contains verse-by-verse commentary
• Examines the bond shared between man and woman in marriage
• Explores the “great mystery” toward which human marriage points: “Christ and the Church”

Product Details

• Title: Song of Songs: Textual Commentary and Theological Reflections
• Author: Lawrence R. Farley
• Publisher: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 144
• Christian Group: Orthodox
• Resource Type: Commentary
• Topic: Song of Songs

About Lawrence R. Farley

Lawrence R. Farley currently pastors St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He earned his BA from Trinity College, Toronto, and his MDiv from Wycliffe College, Toronto. Formerly an Anglican priest, he converted to the Orthodox faith in 1985, and studied at St. Tikhon’s Seminary for two years. He has also written the Orthodox Bible Study Companion Series, The Christian Old Testament: Looking at the Hebrew Scriptures through Christian Eyes, One Flesh: Salvation through Marriage in the Orthodox Church, and Let Us Attend: A Journey through the Orthodox Divine Liturgy.