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Is love in the biblical air this Valentine's Day?

To find out, Professors Helen Bond and Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones take a trip back to the biblical world. They discuss... 

• What is ‘love’ in the biblical imagination? 
• Is there romantic love in the ancient world? 
• Is Song of Songs a wedding Song? 
• How are Heriodas and Antipas anticipated by Ahab and Jezebel? 
• How have we misread David and Bathsheba’s relationship? 
• Why is Paul ‘anti-marriage’? 
• Does same-sex love show up in the Bible? 

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