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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]]. | + | 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]]. |
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| + | "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, | ||
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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 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,
and my breasts are like towers.
Thus I have become in his eyes
like one bringing contentment.
8:10 NIV
St. Bernard of Clairvaux wrote a cycle of sermons on the Song of Songs, which is regarded as one of the touchstones of Christian mysticism.
Song of Solomon is also the title of a 1977 novel by Toni Morrison.
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