From Reformation to Reformation

Verse 48:[1] And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the...

6. What sort of reader does the book require? Do the Hebrews rightly prohibit the young? The Hebrews prohibit the young from reading...

5. The time when the Song was written by Solomon is searched out. At what time this Song was written by Solomon is uncertain. That he...

4. It is not treated according to the letter concerning the mutual love of Solomon and his Egyptian Bride. Psalm 45 is an Epitome of...

[circa 1496] Verse 51:[1] Hadad died also. And the (Gen. 36:40) dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah (or, Alvah[2]), duke...

3. The Church of Christ in this life is being prepared like a chaste virgin for Christ. Thence the argument of the Song is explained. ...

Verse 42:[1] And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he (Ps. 123:3, 4; 1 Cor. 1:27, 28) disdained him: for he was but a...

2. Why is it said to be לִשְׁלֹמֹה, to Solomon? Now, it is called the Song of Songs (ᾆσμα ᾀσμάτων, the ode of odes, in Greek), which is...

Verse 40:[1] And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook (or, valley[2]), and put them in a...

1. The Inscription. Why is the book called, not שיר, the Song, butשיר השירים, the Song of Song? The conjectures of the Hebrews,...

The Inscription. Why is the book called, not שיר, the Song, but שיר השירים, the Song of Song? The conjectures of the Hebrews,...

Verse 31:[1] And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him (Heb. took him[2])....

HOLY FATHERS: Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Neo-Cæsariensis,[1] Hippolytus, Theophilus of Antioch, Jerome, Olympiodorus, Salonius, Alcuin....

The Parts: I. The Thesis of the whole book, that all things are vain, Chapter 1:1, 2. II. The demonstration of the thesis, with the...

6. A certain order and accurate method is hardly able to be discovered in this book. The parts of the book are three: I. The Thesis of...

Verse 25:[1] And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be,...

5. It was written by Solomon, having already fallen, but now penitent. The time of the writing of the book is not wont to be determined...

4. The Argument of the book. Now, by Solomon, the King, having reached the pinnacle of wisdom and wealth, is this book, set forth to the...

3. The attempt of the ancient Jews, undertaking to hide the book. The Divine and Canonical Authority of the book. The ancient monuments...

2. Why he imposed the name קֹהֶלֶת/Qoheleth/Preacher upon himself? Solomon imposed the name קֹהֶלֶת/Qoheleth/Preacher upon himself,...