'Isn't it strange that the church has so often been so coy about sex and sexuality! We cannot understand our humanity without them. It’s perhaps even stranger because the Bible is anything but coy when speaking of these things. Indeed the Bible picks up this profound and intimate thread in our self-understanding to lead us into a richer, deeper understanding of God and of how we relate to him in Christ. Song of Songs is the most glorious expression of this theme in Scripture. It is quite simply the greatest love poem ever written: expressing simultaneously and exquisitely the joy of human intimacy and the even deeper joy of the intimacy of our communion with God in Christ. The ecstasies of the one are in God’s grand design inextricably bound up with the ecstasies of the other and that’s what makes the Song so precious for every generation. Derek and Rosemary Thomas have done the Bride of Christ a great service in opening up the poetry of this book with spiritually-minded, yet practical warmth. It will not only bless its readers as it strikes a chord deep within the soul, but more than that, it will honour the God who has chosen to make himself known through this great poem.'
- Mark G. Johnston, Grove Chapel, Camberwell


'Those who know Rosemary and Derek Thomas acknowledge that they are best of friends, growing with each other in Christ, happy in their relationship, laughing together, and deeply in love. The 'How To' formula for successful love, marriage and sex is found right in the middle of our Bibles and Derek unlocks the secrets.' -
William K. Harper, MD, Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions


'You will find A biblical guide to love, sex and marriage to be a fresh and faithful, expository and devotional study of the Song of Solomon. Derek and his dear wife (the only woman with whom he could have teamed to write a commentary on the Song of Songs!) have refined this material into a real treasure for the church. Even outstanding commentators can get tripped up by this difficult Bible book. But Derek and Rosemary Thomas have given us an exposition that is outstanding in its exegetical, marital, romantic, Christological and practical insights and applications.'
- J. Ligon Duncan III, PhD, Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi, USA


Dr Derek Thomas holds a PhD in Calvin's preaching on Job and is Associate Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology at the Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. He is also Dean of Chapel at the First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Mississippi, and Minister of Teaching. Derek & Rosemary have been married for thirty-one years and have two children and one grandchild.