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The '''Song of Solomon''' or '''Song of Songs''' is the twenty-second book of the Protestant Bible. It is classified, with ''Job'', ''Psalms'', ''Proverbs'', and ''Ecclesiastes'', as part of the "wisdom literature." It is a celebration of sensual love, expressed in lyric [[poetry]]. It is traditionally interpreted as an [[allegory]] representing the love of [[Christ]] for the [[Church]]. However, this interpretation is somewhat dubious.  It appears to celebrate the gift of sex within a proper context, and much of the imagery is highly sexual, such as

The '''Song of Solomon''' or '''Song of Songs''' is the twenty-second book of the Protestant Bible. It is classified, with ''Job'', ''Psalms'', ''Proverbs'', and ''Ecclesiastes'', as part of the "wisdom literature." It reads somewhat like a play, and is a celebration of sensual love, expressed in lyric [[poetry]].

 

"Song' is traditionally interpreted as an [[allegory]] representing the love of [[Christ]] for the [[Church]]. However, this interpretation is debated.  Along the possible allegorical meaning, it appears to celebrate romance and the gift of sex within the context of marriage, and some of the imagery is highly sexual, such as,

       I am a wall,

       I am a wall,