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The Song of Songs has exercised the minds of many of the most devout Jewish and Christian commentators down the centuries. Their dilemmas include:
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Why did it find a place in the holy Scriptures in the first instance? |
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How can a book that contains such suggestive language, that does not mention the name of God, and that no New Testament writer has quoted, be part of the Scriptures? |
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Is it an allegory? |
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Is it typology? |
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Or should we take the natural reading, and take it at face value? |
The author considers these, and many more problems thrown up by the Song of Songs and, surprisingly, shows its relevance for Christians today.
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