The King Who Fell

It's been called ""profane,"" ""offensive,"" and deemed ""intolerable"" to consider its literal meaning part of the scriptural canon. Such is the hard-fought history of the Song of Songs: no other book has been so maligned, simply for existing in the Bible. In truth, the Song is exactly as it appears: an intensely passionate expression of romantic love, ascetic and sexual, between two lovers. The poetry is structured in two anti-symmetric halves: a chiasmus. The Song's lovers are forever imprinted as timeless emblems for this flawless - except godless - love; and the divine Hand enriches the Song symbolically, creating an allegorical overlay with spiritual instruction. The literal story-line and interwoven allegorical messages coexist effortlessly: rooting the Song on Earth does not limit it reaching to Heaven. The spiritual lessons imprinted in the Song are simple, profound and highly relevant to the 21st century disciple; and the manner in which they can be seen to emerge from the symbology, fascinating. 9781365693212 136569321X 228 BOOK Religion http://books.google.com/books/content?id=VEGVDgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl&source=gbs_api en

• | Author: John Pople
• | Publisher: Lulu.Com
• | Publication Date: Jan 19, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 226 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 136569321X
• | ISBN-13: 9781365693212