Biblical Canticles

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religion
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Song_of_Solomon
gptkb:Song_of_Songs
Canticles
gptkbp:attributedTo gptkb:Solomon
gptkbp:bookNumberInHebrewBible 5
gptkbp:contains 8 chapters
gptkbp:date circa 10th–2nd century BCE
gptkbp:firstLine Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Biblical Canticles
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:Five_Megillot
gptkbp:interpretedBy Allegory of Christ's love for the Church
Allegory of God's love for Israel
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:locationInChristianBible After Ecclesiastes
gptkbp:locationInTanakh Ketuvim (Writings)
gptkbp:notableCommentators gptkb:Rashi
gptkb:Origen
gptkb:Bernard_of_Clairvaux
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Old_Testament
gptkbp:readBy Passover (in Jewish tradition)
gptkbp:significance One of the Five Scrolls (Megillot)
gptkbp:status Canonical in Judaism
Canonical in most Christian traditions
gptkbp:theme Love
Marriage
Allegory
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:Christian_liturgy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ge'ez_Psalter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7