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Podcast: The Amazing Bible. Book Club
Episode: The Song of Songs
Description: The Song of Songs, also known as the Song of Solomon, could be a collection of various songs, or it could mean that it is the best of the songs, like "King of kings, Lord of lords, Song of Songs." In Hebrew it could mean it is either "by," "for," or "about" Solomon, and there are few divisions, so it makes it hard to understand who is speaking. Most interpreters believe there are at least three characters, the bride-to-be, her maidens known as the "daughters of Jerusalem," and the groom-to-be. Some think 8:8-9 are a group of male friends...