Perhaps the major reason for the popularity of the allegorical view is the book’s apparent lack of religious significance. Some felt a book in the Bible had to have religious significance. Another factor seems to be the general embarrassment many believers feel when they find this kind of love song in the Scriptures. The Song does not conform to their view of what sacred Scripture should contain. Therefore they seek its “hidden” meaning, a meaning that they believe can only be uncovered by an allegorical