Song of Songs has a long history of interpretation. Some commentators, seeking the literal sense of the book, have explained it as a celebration of conjugal love in marriage.

The Song of Songs is the only work in the Bible that focuses exclusively on human-to-human love, not human-to-divine – at least on the surface level of the poem.

Readers have been struggling with the Song of Songs for 2,000 years Published: February 10, 2023 8:51am EST. Jonathan Kaplan, The University of Texas at Austin. Author.