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 Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:23 am
For those who actually read the Bible, I have a question about a book. Song of Songs.I've heard tons of people try and say how it really should be interpreted. I've heard that it's supposed to be interpreted Allegorically, there's alot that could come out of this like God's relationship with the Israelites. I've also heard typologically, there's alot that could also come out of this, like Jesus accepting Gentiles into his church. And, I've heard literally that it's a book celebrating love between a man and a woman. Which is the real interpretation, or should you use them all or what? Also, which view do you hold SOng of Songs to be? The 2-character hypothesis where it is SOlomon and the Shulammite ( spelling crying ) having happy times, etc, or is it a 3-character hypothesis book, where the Shulamite likes a shepherd ( another character) but Solomon likes the Shulamite, thus he tries to woo her but gets slapped in the face at Baal Hamon, where the SHulamite says you can give your thousand vineyards, but my vineyard is mine to give, thus love is precious etc. What do you think about Song of Songs? Discusss please. ( I already posted this in ED, but I thought I'd post it here to)
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:29 pm
My opinion, for what its worth, is that Song of Songs lends itself to a mixture of interpretations. Firstly being just a love poem between Solomon and whoever - after all, the Bible was kind of short on that sort of thing. Then, because it is the Bible after all, it applies to the relationship between Israel (God's wife - Jer 3: cool and God. And, by extension, of the love of God for his Bride, the church - who replaces Israel.
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:15 pm
Well, let us look at this in context. It is a letter between Solomon and one of his wives. Most likely his favorite wife. It also is the "sex-education" book of the Bible. If you read it carefully it explains everything before and after, just not the actual act itself. Of course that is pretty much self explanitory. It does have some passages that would seem allegorical. But they don't explain the wording that is sexual in nature. This book also deals with relationship with in-laws and family as one who is married. If you never read the book with this perspective. Try, it is very interesting!
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:38 pm
From what I've heard (never actually read it myself), It can work on several different levels, be it the Solomon/wife level, the Jesus/church one, or that Solomon/wife/Shepard level (though I haven't heard of that interpretation before).
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:37 pm
Just like the Book of Ruth it is a love story and a look into love of God for all of us.
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:20 pm
I personally think that people have said it's an allegory simply to downplay the sexual nature of the book. People are like 'what?! Sex in the Bible! That's blasphemy!' I suppose you could draw an allegory from it, but honestly, read the words. It's clearly sexual, and it is a beautiful thing, because it is between a man and his wife. It is sex as God intended it to be. Man has perverted it, and that is why it has become discusting to people.
But that's my opinion.
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:16 pm
I agree with you with the pink writing. razz I've done a study with my youth group about Song of Solomon and it was like a true love waits thing.
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