The Song of Songs
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The Song of Songs
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
Canonicity 1
Authorship and Dating 2
INTERPRETATION 4
Allegorical 4
Literal 5
Wedding Cycle 5
Pastoral Drama 6
CONCLUSION 6
INTRODUCTION
The Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon, is a unique book in the Old Testament canon. The book
contains exquisitely beautiful lyric poetry, full of sensuous symbolism. Because of the sexual nature of
Song of Songs, the message of this book has been debated for the past eighteen-hundred years. The erotic
content of this book …
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…Armstrong and Son, 1903. Bunn, John T. Song of Solomon. The Broadman Bible Commentary. Nashville: Broadman, 1969. Gordis, Robert. The Song of Songs and Lamentations: A Study, Modern Translation and Commentary. New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1974. Pope, Marvin H. Song of Songs: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. The Anchor Bible Series. Garden City: Doubleday, 1977. Terrien, Samuel. ed. The Interpreter's Bible. Vol. 5. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1951. S. v. "The Song of Songs: Introduction," by Theophile J. Meek.
…Armstrong and Son, 1903. Bunn, John T. Song of Solomon. The Broadman Bible Commentary. Nashville: Broadman, 1969. Gordis, Robert. The Song of Songs and Lamentations: A Study, Modern Translation and Commentary. New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1974. Pope, Marvin H. Song of Songs: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. The Anchor Bible Series. Garden City: Doubleday, 1977. Terrien, Samuel. ed. The Interpreter's Bible. Vol. 5. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1951. S. v. "The Song of Songs: Introduction," by Theophile J. Meek.
