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Our translation of the Song of Songs attempts to adhere as closely as pos-sible to the Hebrew text. As such, we follow the lead set by Everett Fox, most prominently, in his approach to translation. In addition, we have attempted to utilize common English words to render common Hebrew words and rare English words to render rare Hebrew
The main problem with The Passion Translation's treatment of the Song of Songs is that it treats the Song as an allegory of the relation-ship between Jesus and the individual Christian.
The interpretive perplexity of the book is even reflected by its original placement in the Hebrew canon, though this matter is obscured by English translations. The Song of Songs appears in the sacred "writings" of the Jewish canon as one of the five Megilloth (along with Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther). In fact the Song appears ...
א שִׁ יר הַשִּׁירִים, אֲשֶׁר לִשְׁלֹמֹה. 1 The song of songs, which is Solomon's. ב יִשָּׁקֵנִי מִנְּשִׁיקוֹת פִּיהוּ, כִּי-טוֹבִים דֹּדֶיךָ מִיָּיִן. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth--for thy love is better than wine. ג לְרֵיחַ ...
Jewish texts and source sheets about Song of Songs from Torah, Talmud and other sources in Sefaria's library. [Song of Songs](https://www.sefaria.org/Song_of_Songs?tab=contents) (“Shir Hashirim”) is one of the five megillot (scrolls), part of the section of the Hebrew Bible called Writings.
Song of Songs (“Shir Hashirim”) is one of the five megillot (scrolls), part of the section of the Hebrew Bible called Writings. Attributed in its opening verse to King Solomon, the book records poetic conversations between two lovers, describing their pursuit of each other through vineyards and fields of blossoming flowers.
The question of whether the Song of Songs is one or many is a complex one. Marc Brettler describes it as “one of the most complex issues in bib-lical studies.”3 The entire song is unified by its theme of romantic love and by some pastoral imagery.
