Solomon’s Song: Translated and Explained in Three Parts

by Leonard Withington

Publisher:

J. E. Tilton and Company

, 1861

Overview

Leonard Withington divides his study of the Song of Songs into three parts: “The Manuduction,” “The Version,” and “The Supplement.” Throughout, Withington defends the stance that the Song is divine allegory, showing the love that exists between Christ, the bridegroom, and his bride, the church.

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Key Features

• Contemplates several different aspects of the Song of Songs
• Presents this unique book of the Bible in three distinct sections
• Provides material well suited for pastors and scholars

Contents

• Part I. The Manuduction
  • The Design
    • The Design (Continued.)
    • Adverse Authority
  • Places in Scripture Where Divine Love Assumes the Form of an Erotic Similitude
    • The Unity
  • Amatory Devotion in Heathen Literature and in the Church since the Days of the Apostles
• Happiness
  • Divine Love an Intellectual and Informing Passion
  • The Dramatic Element in Interpreting the Bible
    • Particular Application
    • The Use of the Imagination
  • The Double Sense
  • Metaphysics
    • Exemplification
    • The Example of the Sacred Writers
• Part II. The Version
  • The Golden Song of Solomon
• Part III. The Supplement
  • The Claim and the Proof
  • The Canon

Praise for the Print Edition

We earnestly commend the book to the favor of the Christian public, and trust it will have an abundant circulation.

—Biblio Sacra and Theological Review

Everything on which Mr. Withington lays his hands on receives the unmistakable impress of his genius.

—The New Englander

Product Details

• Title: Solomon’s Song: Translated and Explained in Three Parts
• Author: Leonard Withington
• Publisher: J. E. Tilton and Company
• Publication Date: 1861
• Pages: 329

About Leonard Withington

Leonard Withington (1789–1885) was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts., graduated from Yale University, and pastored First Church of Newbury for 42 years. He published numerous sermons, addresses, lectures, and two volumes of essays entitled The Puritan.