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
  1. The Aramaic Targum

2. 6th to 7th century AD

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2
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What does Peshat mean?

A

literal sense

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3
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What does Derash mean?

A

homiletical sense

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4
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What does Sod mean?

A

secret/spiritual/heavenly (sounds gnostic)

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5
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What did Origin, the first Christian commentator on SS, say?

A

Marriage song between King Solomon and a bride

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6
Q

What is the message of the Song

A
  1. love in all its stages
  2. from courtship to wedding to after wedding
  3. conclusion and resolution for how to find this love
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7
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How is the song best understood?

A
  1. not as an allegory

2. a song to awaken love within people

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