tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648300866401965494.post1665352846356677826..comments2023-06-21T02:30:06.647-07:00Comments on Project: The King and I: Song of Solomon 1-4Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08310824690509335801noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648300866401965494.post-76801211327373261932011-08-25T21:31:27.301-07:002011-08-25T21:31:27.301-07:00@Adam: You metaphor a Christian wedding and she sa...@Adam: You metaphor a Christian wedding and she said you were reading it wrong? :-PFaeyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18252283975458334359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648300866401965494.post-73187508660077935862011-08-23T07:16:47.599-07:002011-08-23T07:16:47.599-07:00For most of church history, Song of Solomon was se...For most of church history, Song of Solomon was seen as a metaphor for Christ's love for his church. If you read the Puritans, they mainly read the book in this way and will often cite the Song as a source of Christian encouragement.<br /><br />Many have disagreed with this metaphorical interpretation of the book, however, arguing that there is no indication in the text of a metaphor. Such people see in the Song a depiction of marital love and read it, as Abbie said, as primarily a wedding song.<br /><br />I tend to be more of a metaphor man myself.Adam Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826908205996140341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648300866401965494.post-16844495308912134662011-08-23T07:07:54.719-07:002011-08-23T07:07:54.719-07:00Thanks Abbie,
The book makes more sense now.Thanks Abbie,<br />The book makes more sense now.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08310824690509335801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648300866401965494.post-75354471737582866962011-08-23T03:18:33.628-07:002011-08-23T03:18:33.628-07:00AFAIK, the Hebrew is sorted into three "voice...AFAIK, the Hebrew is sorted into three "voices", a male, a female, and a chorus. Apparently it was some sort of wedding song. Notice that the really kinky stuff only goes down after a period of courtship.<br /><br />I suppose you could do this today and have the groom and bride sing the parts with the bridesmaids as chorus. A biblical wedding!Abbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750772498972381178noreply@blogger.com