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Song of Songs, a superlative, “the best song,” like “king of kings” (Dan 2.37 ). Which is Solomon's, i.e., either “about Solomon” (he is named in 3.9,11 ), or more likely, “by Solomon” (as in Tg); it was common practice in antiquity to attribute authorship to a well‐known figure, e.g., David (Ps 3.1; 4.1 ), Solomon (Prov 1.1 ), Jeremiah (Gk of Lamentations). The Song, though, because of its relatively late date, was clearly not written by Solomon.
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Subjects: Religious Studies ; Biblical Studies
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