14. Song of Songs Flashcards
1
Q
In the history of interpretation when did the Song of Songs begin to be allegorized? And what is its date?
A
- The Aramaic Targum
2. 6th to 7th century AD
2
Q
What does Peshat mean?
A
literal sense
3
Q
What does Derash mean?
A
homiletical sense
4
Q
What does Sod mean?
A
secret/spiritual/heavenly (sounds gnostic)
5
Q
What did Origin, the first Christian commentator on SS, say?
A
Marriage song between King Solomon and a bride
6
Q
What is the message of the Song
A
- love in all its stages
- from courtship to wedding to after wedding
- conclusion and resolution for how to find this love
7
Q
How is the song best understood?
A
- not as an allegory
2. a song to awaken love within people