It has been the consensus of the Church, from the early fathers through the Reformation, to read the Song of Solomon not merely as some ancient Hebrew love poem, but as a revelation of the communion of love between Christ and His Bride, the Church. It is a book intended to be read allegorically or typologically.
His Banner is Love
It has been the consensus of the Church, from the early fathers through the Reformation, to read the Song of Solomon not merely as some ancient Hebrew love poem, but as a revelation of the communion of love between Christ and His Bride, the Church. It is a book intended to be read allegorically or typologically.