Song of Solomon or the Song of Songs is an Old Testament book. The book, whose author is unknown (Solomon’s name is a later addition), is a collection of love poems spoken alternately by a man and a woman without any coherent story. These poems describe the beauty and excellence of the beloved.
The Song of Solomon has received various interpretations. Among Jews, the allegorical interpretation regards the book as an allegory of God’s love for the Israelites, with whom he has made a sacred covenant. Christians interpret this book as the covenantal love of Christ for his church. In medieval mysticism, the Song of Solomon was construed to apply to the love between Christ and the human soul.
The interpretation which gained credence is that the Song of Solomon is a collection of secular love poems without any religious implications. The songs celebrate the joy and goodness of human love between the sexes and inner fulfilment and harmony with God’s creation that arise from such love.
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