Song of Solomon

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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. However, this interpretation is somewhat dubious. It appears to celebrate the gift of sex within a proper context, and much of the imagery is highly sexual, such as

      I am a wall,
      and my breasts are like towers.
      Thus I have become in his eyes
      like one bringing contentment.
      8:10 NIV

St. Bernard of Clairvaux 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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