Solomon Latte is part of the Coffee Cup Bible Studies, a series of Bible studies for women in compact, workbook format that examine the "life and times" of certain Bible characters and the books of the Bible that pertain to them. Each study is to be read over a four-to-six week period, and study sections are broken down into short, daily segments designed to fit reader's busy lifestyles.
Understanding that time is precious, the Coffee Cup Bible Studies are patterned in such a convenient way that they can be read during brief windows of opportunity that allow for meditation and study (breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks, etc.). Scripture is provided from the NET Bible (New English Translation), making Bible study convenient for occasions when you can't carry a Bible.
The Song of Solomon (commonly referred to as"The Song of Songs") is a work of poetry. And because it is poetry, author Sandra Glahn treats it as such in her Bible study, Solomon Latte. But not only is Song of Songs a work of poetry; it also is a deeply intimate portrayal of love-so intimate, you might not permit your children to read it if weren't part of the Bible.
In this verse-by-verse study of Song of Solomon, Sandra does not mince words as she examines some of the most explicit writing in Scripture. She also effectively examines how a picture of Christ and his "bride," the Christian, can be seen in this ancient newlywed couple who lived centuries before Christ's birth.
Wanted: Extraordinary Bible studies for ordinary people, scholarly explanations-but in plain English.
Found : Sandra Glahn's remarkable Coffee Cup Series! Glahn sets theological content into a conversational style for any reader to enjoy.
Kelley Matthews, ThM, coauthor New Doors in Ministry to Women
Sandra Glahn skillfully weaves biblical examples with modern-day experience. Great for any individual or group"
Katy Anderson Ministry to Women Coordinator Bent Tree Bible Fellowship
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Author: Sandra Glahn
Located in: Dallas, TX
Submitted: May 17, 2006
Tell us a little about yourself. I am a fifth-generation Oregonian transplanted a
couple of decades ago into Texas. I believe we
need to engage the five senses in our study of
God's word. I'm a wife of one husband, mother of
one child, and teacher of many students at Dallas
Seminary (DTS).I'm working on a PhD in aesthetics
(Arts and Humanities) after earning my ThM at
DTS. I love Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky and
Handel's Messiah.
What was your motivation behind this project? Years ago I envisioned the kind of Bible study I
would like...one that allowed active study on
weekdays, passive devotionals (aimed at
application) on the weekends, small enough to go
in a diaper bag, that included the entire Bible
text I'd need so I would not have to carry a
heavy Bible to the doctor's office with me to
study during free minutes. One that lent itself
well to both individual and group study. It
needed to appeal to more than the visual-only
participant. And it shouldn't be written like the
writer had a perfect Christian life. It needed to
have a binding I could file on my bookshelf but
that had a spiral on it so I could write on it
without the book flipping open. Voila! The Coffee
Cup Bible Series.
As for this particular book, I meet many women
experiencing frustration in their intimate lives,
and I wanted a resource that would help them see
God's view of sexual love. The world has hijacked
what is ours and I felt it was time to do my part
in reclaiming it.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? A biblical perspective on the beautiful of love.
As a result, I want them to catch a glimpse of
the creative, wise Person behind the design.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? When I coauthored Sexual Intimacy in Marriage, I
did a lot of research into Song of Solomon, and I
kept my enormous files. With the success of that
book, I was often asked to talk about sexual love
from a biblical perspective. I continued to study
and collect stories and examples. Then I took
Hebrew at Dallas Theological Seminary, and I
found that many views about this book that were
circulating in the popular market could not, in
many cases, be substantiated by the text I was
reading. (We used to joke, saying, "I hate it
when the text gets in the way of what I want to
believe.") So I had to dig deeper. My studies in
aesthetics at the Univ. of Texas at Dallas helped
me see that drama as an art form did not exist at
the time of Solomon, and stories often did not
have clear beginnings, middles, and endings until
about the time of Aristotle. I went back to the
biblical text with this understanding and it came
alive like I'd never seen it. Often people see
Song of Songs as a chronology with courtship,
marriage, and maturing love, yet courtship was
not the way marriage happened in the ancient Near
East. Young men and women then had arranged
marriages, and often met on the wedding day. If
we read the first few chapters as happening in
marriage rather than as a "dating" section, it
tells us much more about marital love than we
often see.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: My web site at www.aspire2.com has additional
info that relates to each study. I have links to
art relating to Song of Songs as well as other
resources. I've also written on infertility and
contraception in association with an ob/gyn and
the Christian Medical Assn. The biblical view of
life and sexuality has ramifications in many
fields of study.
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