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What is the "Song of Songs?"

Q: What is the "Song of Songs?"

A: The Song of Songs is another name for the book in the Bible called "The Song of Solomon." It means the best of all songs! The Song of Songs is a poetic wedding drama. It is about a young girl and the man who becomes her husband. There are vivid descriptions of their passion for one another, the actual wedding, and their honeymoon. The Song of Songs contains a lot of sexual metaphors, so it is a great book to read for married couples who want to understand God's perspective on physical intimacy. (See Sexual Allusions and Symbols in the Song of Songs and Lovemaking in the Song of Songs.) The Song of Songs was considered so passionate that Jewish boys were forbidden to read it until age 14.