Song of Songs
Also known as: Song of Solomon · Canticles · Song
- 1One of the five megillot or scrolls.
- 2Features erotic poetry and sensual dialogue.
- 3Part of the Ketuvim section of the Tanakh.
- 4Also referred to as the Song of Solomon.
The Song of Songs, also called the Canticle of Canticles or the Song of Solomon, is a biblical poem, one of the five megillot ("scrolls") in the Ketuvim ("writings"), the last section of the Tanakh.
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subject of controversial biblical commentary
Luis de León faced imprisonment by the Spanish Inquisition partly due to his vernacular translation and commentary on the Song of Songs, which challenged contemporary ecclesiastical norms.
The Song of Songs, also known as the Canticle of Canticles or the Song of Solomon, is a distinctive biblical poem found in the Ketuvim section of the Tanakh. It stands out within the Hebrew Bible for its explicit focus on erotic poetry and the passionate exchange of desire between two lovers.
Song of Songs (Cantique des Cantiques) by Gustave Moreau, 1893Wikimedia Commons: File:Gustave_Moreau_-_Song_of_Songs_(Cantique_des_Cantiques)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpgBuchmalerei aus dem Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau. Das vom Mönch Thomas gemalte Bild zeigt "Christus und Ecclesia" und ziert einen Kommentar zum Hohenlied.Wikimedia Commons; Mönch Thomas (Kloster Eberbach); Digitalisiert http://bodley30.bodley.ox.ac.uk:8180/luna/servlet/detail/ODLodl~1~1~46686~113586:Commentary-on-the-Song-of-Songs-?sort=Shelfmark%2CFolio_Page#; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (i...This is a photo of a page from the Rothschild Mahzor, a Hebrew manuscript in the collection of the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary, New York. The Note says: Minstrel playing before King Solomon Illumination for the opening verse of Song of Songs, the Rothschild Mahzor, manuscript on parchment. Florence, Ita...Wikimedia Commons; Unknown author Unknown author; Rothschild Mahzor, Manuscript, Italy, 1490.; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image) Through a series of sensual dialogues, metaphors, and dreams, the poem explores the intensity of human love. It includes warnings to the daughters of Jerusalem and serves as a unique literary work that celebrates the emotional and physical connection between individuals, contrasting sharply with the thematic focus of other biblical books.