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>Certainly Song of Songs (in the OT) presents erotic intimacy in a positive manner, and does not to my recollection mention procreation. Shir haShirim is a Jew
by eli_gottlieb 8y ago
>Certainly Song of Songs (in the OT) presents erotic intimacy in a positive manner, and does not to my recollection mention procreation.
Shir haShirim is a Jewish text. Christians sort of awkwardly avoid bringing it up, because, well, yeah, it's ancient Hebrew erotic poetry.
- song-bringer 8y agoActually, evangelicals and Protestants frequently bring it up as an affirmation of married love [1]. Catholics are more likely to bring it up as an allegory of love between God and the Church or even God and the individual soul (even considering the obvious interpretation to be "heretical"). This is pretty similar to the traditional and still occasional Jewish tradition of it singing it at Passover as an allegory of love between God and Israel [3]. [1] https://www.gotquestions.org/Song-of-Solomon.html https://www.gotquestions.org/Song-of-Solomon.html (popular, very evangelical / Baptist site) [2] http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03302a.htm http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03302a.htm (1913 Catholic encyclopedia) [3] https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/1708/jewish/The-Song-of-Songs.htm https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/1708...