Song of Songs

The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries

by Marvin H. Pope

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library. Slightly edge worn boards, with some bumping to corners and edges. Spine is concave. 743 pages.

Genres: Theology, Nonfiction

743 pages, Hardcover

First published November 2, 1977

Reviews

[Matt Braymiller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of the numerous sources I used in a recent study of the Song, Pope's felt the most dated. I originally read this commentary in the late 1980's, and thought it was good then. Now I find it a bit too exhausting. Pope's historical background is second to none, but it can take him a very long time to work through all the material to bring his own thoughts out, and I find I disagree with him as often as not. Garrett, Longman, and Hess make the text far more accessible than does Pope.

[L W · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comprehensive and technical, but a great resource

[Michael Miller · Rating 2 out of 5]

The introduction is massive and thorough. The history of interpretation and bibliography were very helpful. Pope champions the cultic interpretation of the book, but his handling of exegetical problem passages is still helpful.