Biblical Reading and Reflections: December 26th (Song of Songs 3 & Luke 22:39-53)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Resurrection of Youth in the Old Testament
The bible shows us sexual love as a response to death. Isaac is comforted after his mother's death when the servant returns with rebecca. And judah less honourably seeks renewal after his wife's death by visiting a prostitute. The lily or lotus was, as athmar kiel argues, a symbol of regeneration and rejuvenation in the ancient near east. In the later image of the bride as vine or palm tree, she appears as a sort of tree of life.
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