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HUMANITIES 313
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Ramayana
The Song of Songs is a book of the Hebrew Bible. It is also known as the Song of
Solomon, Solomon's Song of Songs, or as Canticles. The Song of Songs was written
circa 900 BC, in the northern dialect of ancient Hebrew, by an author of
unsurpassed literary ability, adept at the techniques of alliteration and
polyprosopon, able to create the most sensual and erotic poetry of his day, and all
the while incorporating into his work a subtext critical of the Judahite monarchy in
general and Solomon in particular. It is one of the shortest books in the Bible,
consisting of only 117 verses. The protagonists of the Song of Songs are a woman
who is identified in one verse as "the Shulamite" and a man, and the poem suggests
movement from courtship to consummation. For instance, the man proclaims:
"As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters." The woman
answers: "As the apple tree among the trees of the wood so is my beloved among
the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to
my taste." Additionally, the Song includes a chorus, the "daughters of Jerusalem." In
spite of the lack of explicitly religious content, the Song is often interpreted as
an allegorical representation of the relationship of God and Israel, or for
Christians, God and the Church or Christ and the human soul, as husband and wife.
Some people translate the first clause of the title as which is of Solomon, meaning
that the book is authored by Solomon. Rabbi Hiyya the Great said Solomon first
wrote Book of Proverbs, then The Song of Songs, and afterward Ecclesiastes. Rabbi
Jonathan said Solomon first wrote The Song of Songs, then Proverbs, then
Ecclesiastes. The Talmud, however, states the order of the canon, listing Proverbs
first, then Ecclesiastes, and then The Song of Songs. Thinking Solomon as an author
is he’s good. Not only he composed the book of songs but also he also did first the
Book of proverbs then after that is the Ecclesiastes, I must say that he’s a very
intelligent man. In Christian Tradition Song of Songs is not directly quoted by New
Testament writers, but is alluded to on a number of occasions. The Song was
regarded by Christian theologians either as a typological set of songs describing of
the relationship of Christ and the Church or as an allegory of the soul's relationship
to Christ and God. Another tradition is to Jewish tradition in the Midrash and
the Targum, the book is an allegory of God's love for the Children of Israel. In
keeping with this understanding, it is read by Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews on
Sabbath eve, to symbolize the love between the Jewish People and God that is also
represented by Sabbath. Also read the Song on the Sabbath of Chol
HaMoed of Passover, or on the seventh day of the holiday, when the Song of the
sea is also read. As I listen to the audio review about the book of Songs of Songs it
helps me to remember what does the book of is all about. It gives me so much
knowledge, even though it is quiet hard to listen and focus because I used to learn
with visuals and not just by audio review. But its okay cause in this time it’s a new
way of learning. This new type of learning will help me to explore more learning
habits not just by visuals but also in audio hearing. But all in all I learned a lot from
it, for what I’ve read the book of songs of song is simply just this the book
celebrates this rather erotic charged love between Solomon and his lover or
sometimes read in allegorical term but its hard to dispute that there’s a quite a lot
of frankness in many descriptive passages its quite passionate, this book is all about
love.