The Bible’s Strange (but Wonderful) Love Poetry

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Introducing the Song of Songs, the Bible's take on erotic literature. It’s a bit of an odd one out in the Bible: there’s no storyline, no clear reference to God, and certainly no fire and brimstone - as you’d expect. Instead, it’s one elegant love poem, where a young couple expresses their desire for one another.

It’s arguably the finest example of ancient Hebrew poetry we have, although contains some unusual metaphors. From describing a lover's hair as "like a flock of goats", to her neck being "like the tower of David"; taking it literally, we get a bizarre, amusing, and unnerving picture.

In biblical scholarship today, the Song of Songs has been viewed within its historical context. In fact, plenty of the neighbouring civilisations in the ancient Near East had their own love poetry.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:47 The Song of Songs
04:21 Manscaped
05:46 Ancient Love Poetry
09:11 Outro

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Sources & Further Reading:

Song of Songs (Old Testament Library) By J. Cheryl Exum

Song of Songs - Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_Songs

Ancient Egyptian Love Poems - National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.....com/culture/article

The World's Oldest Love Poem - World History Encyclopedia
https://www.worldhistory.org/a....rticle/750/the-world

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Baroque Hornpipe via Epidemic Sound

Canon in D Major via Epidemic Sound

Hitman's Inn by Hampus Naeselius

Tudor by Bonnie Grace via Epidemic Sound

Fadfadah by Ali Sabah via Epidemic Sound

A Short Story by Feras Charestan via Epidemic Sound

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