Product Information

Author / Andrew Hwang & Samuel Goh

ISBN / 9789810457332

General Editor / Bruce J. Nicholls 

Publisher / Asia Theological Association

Publication Date / 2002

Distributed by / Campus Crusade Asia Limited 

Format / Paperback (Soft Cover)

Language / English

Number of Pages / 200

Dimensions / 20.4 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm

Weight / 220g

Author Description

Andrew Hwang received his Dip. Business Studies from Ngee Ann Polytechnics; B. Th. From Singapore Bible College; and Th. M and Ph. D from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, USA. He is an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church in Singapore and he lectures at the Singapore Bible College. He has published several books in Chinese including The Holy Spirit and the Early Church, A Commentary on the Song of Songs and Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation.

Samuel Goh Tjung Seng received his B. Th. and M. Div. from Singapore Bible College; and Th. M from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, USA. Currently he is an ordained minister of Mount Carmel Bible Presbyterian Church, Singapore, and teaching Old Testament in Singapore Bible College as a part-time lecturer.

Product Description

This series of commentaries on all the books of the Old and New Testament is designed to enable readers to understand the Scriptures in their own context, and to interpret and apply them to the plurality of Asian cultures in which they live and work. 

The series is designed for use by pastors in their expository ministry of preaching, teaching and counselling, by teachers and students in their theological studies, and by men and women who lead small groups in churches and homes.

Contents: 

Introduction

   Date and Authorship

   The Place of the Song in the Bible

   The Interpretation of the Song

   The Christian and the Song

   Preparing Readers for the Song of Songs

Commentary

   The Superscription (1:1)

   Section I - 1:2-8

       The Song of Longing (1:2-4)

       The Song of Obstruction (1:5-6)

       The Song of Seeking (1:7-8)

   Section II - 1:9-2:7

       The Song of Admiration (1:9-11)

       The Song of Imagination (1:12-14)

       The Song of Admiration and Imagination (1:15-17)

       The Song of Admiration (2:1-3)

       The Song of Realization (2:4-7)

   Section III - 2:8-17

       The Song of Visit and Invitation (2:8-13)

       The Song of Tantalizing Teasing (2:14-15)

       The Song of Commitment (2:16-17)

   Section IV - 3:1-5

       The Song of Seeking (3:1-5)

   Section V - 3:6-5:1

       The Song of Wedding (3:6-11)

       The Song of Praise (4:1-7)

       The Song of Persuasion and Admiration (4:8-11)

       The Song of Consummation (4:12-5:1)

   Section VI - Song 5:2-6:3

       The Song of Seeking (5:2-8)

       The Song of Praise of Lover (5:10-16)

       Concluding Question and Answer (6:1-3)

   Section VII - Song 6:4-13

       The Song of Appreciation and Praise (6:4-10)

       The Song of Day-Dreaming (Song 6:11-13)

   Section VIII - Song 7:1-13

       The Song of Praise and Admiration (7:1-5)

       The Song of Desire (Song 7:6-10)

       The Song of Reservation (Song 7:11-13)

   Section IX - Song 8:1-14

       The Song of Longing (8:1-4)

       The Song of True Love (Song 8:5-7)

       The Song of Growth (Song 8:8-10)

       The Song of Vineyard (Song 8:11-12)

       The Song of Petition (Song 8:13-14)