Song of Songs (Reformed Expository Commentary Series)

The erotic imagery of the Song of Songs has perplexed many commentators over the centuries, with interpretation ranging from the literal to the elaborately allegorical. Iain Duguid steers a middle way, seeing in the Song both an idealized human love and a revelation of Christ's love for the church.

Should we read Song of Songs as romantic poetryor as an allegory? Should some people even read it at all? Pastor-scholar Iain Duguid steers a middle way between allegorical and literal approaches, and shows that this book's celebration of the love between a man and woman not only shapes Christians' thinking about human relationships but reveals the love that Christ has for his bride, the church.Read less