Five Festal Garments (New Studies In Biblical Theology Series)

The Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther, five books traditionally known as The Scrolls, are among the most neglected parts of the Bible. No consensus has emerged about their proper use. Australian scholar Barry Webb's interpretation of these problematic writings offers illuminating perspectives on these books as 'festal garments' of love, kindness, suffering, vexation and deliverance.

The Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther are traditionally known simply as The Scrolls. Each raise particular difficulties with regard to how it relates to the rest of Scripture, and how to use it as the Word of God today.Read less