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COLLECTIONUnpublished articles
TITLEBlack and Beautiful: Skin Color in the Biblical Song of Songs
AUTHOR 1Ted Brownstein
DATE_THIS2023
ABSTRACTRacial biases can be found in several translations of the biblical Song of Solomon; a look at the original Hebrew from the perspectives of morphology and syntax can give insights into a contextually accurate translation of these controversial passages.
TAGS- Christianity; - Interfaith dialogue; - Judaism; - Metaphors and allegories; Beauty; Bible; Bride (metaphor); Hebrew language; Love; Race; Racism; Song of Songs (Song of Solomon); Translation
 
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