Essentials of the Song of Songs
About This Class
Dr. Van Pelt introduces Song of Songs as wisdom literature that teaches God’s design for marriage. You learn its structure, speakers, and imagery, including the roles of the beloved shepherd, Solomon, and the daughters of Jerusalem. As the woman resists Solomon’s harem and chooses her beloved, the song presents a contrast between corrupted and covenantal marriage. The book ultimately teaches that marriage should be rock-solid in commitment and white-hot in intimacy so couples can endure hardship, resist temptation, and promote wholeness.
About the Professor
Miles Van Pelt
Dr. Miles Van Pelt is a professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at RTS Jackson. He has a strong commitment to teaching students the Bible in its original languages. Dr. Van Pelt has published extensively on the subjects of Hebrew and Aramaic language instruction and biblical theology. In addition to teaching at RTS Jackson, he has also published a number of books and resources on biblical languages and served as editor for several publications.
Lessons
- Song of Songs is God-breathed wisdom literature about marriage, teaching that God designed marriage to be rock-solid in commitment and white-hot in intimacy so it can endure hardship, resist temptation, and promote wholeness.0% Complete
- Read Song of Songs as a unified wisdom book about marriage that contrasts the beloved shepherd with Solomon and teaches rock-solid commitment, white-hot intimacy, and a typological hope pointing to Christ and the church.0% Complete
- Learn seven Genesis foundations of marriage and see how covenantal union between one man and one woman reflects God’s design, fulfills the cultural mandate, warns against corruption, and points to Christ and the church.0% Complete
- Dr. Van Pelt explains the structure of Song of Songs through oath texts, shows how to identify the speakers, and highlights the contrast between harem luxury and exclusive love to reveal the book’s unified message about marriage in a fallen world.0% Complete
- Parts two and three of Song of Songs unfold through the arrival of the beloved shepherd and Solomon, showing the woman’s steadfast choice of covenant love while resisting the temptation of Solomon’s harem.0% Complete
- Song of Songs climaxes with the woman’s wisdom, rejection of Solomon, and call to biblical marriage, showing that rock-solid commitment and white-hot intimacy help you endure hardship, resist temptation, and promote wholeness.0% Complete
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