Book of Song of Songs

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
wisdom literature
Old Testament book
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Song_of_Solomon
Canticles
gptkbp:attributedTo gptkb:Solomon
gptkbp:celebratedIn Passover (Judaism)
gptkbp:chapter 8
gptkbp:contains Dialogues between lovers
Metaphors of nature
Pastoral imagery
gptkbp:date circa 10th–2nd century BCE
gptkbp:earliestManuscript gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Masoretic_Text
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 Book of Song of Songs
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:theology
Western literature
gptkbp:influencedBy Ancient Near Eastern love poetry
gptkbp:interpretedBy Allegory of Christ's love for the Church
Allegory of God's love for Israel
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:liturgicalUse gptkb:Passover
gptkbp:mainCharacter Beloved (Shulammite woman)
Daughters of Jerusalem
Lover (traditionally Solomon)
gptkbp:notableCommentators gptkb:Rashi
gptkb:Origen
gptkb:Bernard_of_Clairvaux
gptkbp:notableFor I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine.
Set me as a seal upon your heart.
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Christian_Old_Testament
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Dead_Sea_Scrolls
gptkbp:quotedIn gptkb:Talmud
gptkb:Church_Fathers
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Ancient_Israel
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:status Canonical in Judaism
Canonical in most Christian traditions
gptkbp:structure Eight chapters
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Desire
Love
Marriage
Allegory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:J._E._McFadyen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7