Explain your understanding of the Song of Songs in regard to whether the text should be read literally/historically/ or allegorically. How is your approach impacted by your hermeneutic?

Discussion Thread: Song of Songs

Explain your understanding of the Song of Songs in regard to whether the text should be read literally/historically/ or allegorically. How is your approach impacted by your hermeneutic?

In what manner is the message of the Song influenced by the interpretive approach that you take to the text? To what degree does the history of Solomon’s polygamy influence (or frustrate) your interpretation of the song?