anticipation of

English translation: (happy) expectation

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English term or phrase:anticipation
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Entered by: Ana Juliá

10:39 Sep 21, 2016
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Art/Literary - Religion / About the book of Song of Solomon
English term or phrase: anticipation of
Traditional readings have seen the couple’s love leading to marriage, and only after that to sexual relations, in accord with biblical standards. Thus traditional readings have understood the wedding procession and wedding day (cf. Song 3:11) to be described in 3:6 through 4:16a, with the sexual consummation of the marriage being reflected in 4:16b and 5:1. However, some studies now suggest that the Song of Solomon is simply a collection of love songs that do not address the question of marriage, and that sexual relations are implied at a number of places in the Song of Solomon. In contrast to the collection interpretation, the understanding represented in the following notes views all of 3:1–6:3 as a dream in ***anticipation of*** the marriage and its consummation. Therefore, on this understanding, 5:2–8 is part of the dream (“I slept, but my heart was awake,” 5:2), and chapter 7 is an eager ***anticipation of*** the enjoyment the couple will have once they are married (in ch. 8).

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Ana Juliá
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(happy) expectation


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Margarida Martins Costelha
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Local time: 15:40
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