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The Song of Songs: A Commentary on the Book of Canticles or The Song of Songs is unavailable, but you can change that!

Murphy offers a representative sounding in the major periods of the Song’s exegetical history. Attention is given to the hermeneutical principles operative in the development of Jewish and Christian exposition. This resource also examines the literary character and structure of the Song, aspects of its composition and style, and its meaning and theological significance. The sum of information...

1. Authorship, Date, and Canonicity “The Song of Songs” is a literal translation of the Hebrew title, šîr haššîrîm,1 which appears in the editorial superscription (1:1*) together with an attribution of the work to Solomon. Whoever contributed the superscription presumably had in mind 1 Kings 5:12 [4:32]* where Solomon is said to have authored more than a thousand songs as well as some three thousand proverbs. In the editor’s view, the Song was thus a superlative work, either the greatest
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