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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 sometimes interpreted as an allegory representing the love of Christ for the Church.  
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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.  
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It is noteworthy among the books of the Bible in never mentioning God.
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It is noteworthy among the books of the Bible in never mentioning God (literally). St. [[Bernard of Clervaux] wrote a cycle of sermons on the Song of Songs, which is regarded as one of the touchstones of Christian mysticism.
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==References==
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* [http://glorifyhisname.com/sys-tmpl/b1/ The first cycle of St. Bernard's sermons on the Song of Songs]
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