Song of Solomon in Easton's Bible Dictionary
called also, after the Vulgate, the "Canticles." It is the
"song
of songs" (1:1), as being the finest and most
precious of its
kind; the noblest song, "das Hohelied," as Luther
calls it. The
Solomonic authorship of this book has been called in
question,
but evidences, both internal and external, fairly
establish the
traditional view that it is the product of Solomon's
pen. It is
an allegorical poem setting forth the mutual love of
Christ and
the Church, under the emblem of the bridegroom and
the bride.
(Compare Matt. 9:15; John 3:29; Eph. 5:23, 27, 29;
Rev. 19:7-9;
21:2, 9; 22:17. Compare also Ps. 45; Isa. 54:4-6;
62:4, 5; Jer.
2:2; 3:1, 20; Ezek. 16; Hos. 2:16, 19, 20.)
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