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Commentary on Canticles

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The "Commentary on Canticles" is a work by Origen, an influential theologian and biblical scholar of the early Greek church. This commentary focuses on the Song of Solomon, also known as the "Canticle of Canticles". The Song of Solomon is an Old Testament book consisting of love poems, traditionally attributed to Solomon but likely compiled later. Interpretations vary, including allegorical (God's love for Israel or Christ's love for the church), dramatic, cultic, and literal (celebrating human love). Origen, known for his allegorical approach, likely viewed the Song of Solomon as a metaphor for the union between Christ and the believer's soul.123

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