"The Song of Songs (Hebrew: שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים Šīr haŠīrīm, Greek and Ancient Greek: ᾎσμα ᾀσμάτων, romanized: Âsma asmátōn; Latin: Canticum canticorum), also Song of Solomon, Canticle of ...
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Canticles, or Canticles, is one of the megillot (scrolls) found in the last section of the Tanakh, known as the Ketuvim (or "Writings"). It is unique within the Hebrew Bible: it shows no interest in Law or Covenant or the God of Israel, nor does it teach or explore wisdom like Proverbs or Ecclesiastes (although it does have some affinities to wisdom literature, as the ascription to Solomon indicates); instead, it celebrates sexual love, giving "the voices of two lovers, praising each other, yearning for each other, proffering invitations to enjoy". The two are in harmony, each desiring the other and rejoicing in sexual intimacy; the women of Jerusalem form a chorus to the lovers, functioning as an audience whose participation in the lovers´ erotic encounters facilitates the participation of the reader." - (en.wikipedia.org 02.08.2021)