From Sister-Wife to Brother-Neighbor: Rosenzweig Reads the Song of Songs
This paper investigates a sibling metaphor central to Rosenzweig’s reading of the Song of Songs in The Star of Redemption, in which the lovers yearn to be united in societal fraternity. His interpretation is marked by fraternal tropes and the subsequent effacement of gender. Rosenzweig transposes th...
| Published in: | The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Year: 2020, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 228-258 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Song of Songs
/ Interpretation of
/ Rosenzweig, Franz 1886-1929, Der Stern der Erlösung
/ Equality
/ Brotherliness
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Eros
B Rosenzweig B Fraternity B Gender B Metaphor B Community B Song of Songs B Siblings |
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| Summary: | This paper investigates a sibling metaphor central to Rosenzweig’s reading of the Song of Songs in The Star of Redemption, in which the lovers yearn to be united in societal fraternity. His interpretation is marked by fraternal tropes and the subsequent effacement of gender. Rosenzweig transposes the erotic energy in the Song from a celebration of difference to a longing for sameness, a move that has exegetical, philosophical, and theological implications. Ultimately, the erotic sphere of revelation is surpassed by neighborly “brotherliness” in communal redemption. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-285X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1477285X-12341310 |