Theology Class: Bible Study on Song of Songs

Sunday, August 17, 2014

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Almighty God, who hast given thy only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin and also an example of godly life: Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavor ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. (Proper 15)

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10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Beginning Sunday, August 3rd, Fr Austin leads the study of the Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. This is a very interesting and short book of the Old Testament, nestled right in there with the Psalms. But how different it is! There is, for one thing, no mention of God in the book. Through this study, we will be looking for wisdom about erotic love (the subject of the poems in the book), and for wisdom about how to read the Bible.

Fr Austin is particularly interested in ‚Äúanalogical‚Äù reading, where one thing is an analogy for another (i.e., the woman and man in the poem as analogues for God’s people and God himself). Analogical reading seems to be forced upon us by this book, despite the many problems it poses. The ‚ÄúSong of Songs‚Äù is truly amazing.

The Sunday class is repeated most Thursdays at 12:40pm, beginning on August 7th.