Song of Songs Interpretation Samples

The following passages were all borrowed from a bulk pack on the Song of Songs prepared by Jay Treat. Jay has a slew of other stuff on the Song Some excerpts from historical Jewish interpretation:     Midrash Rabbah: Ointments     Zohar: The Mystery of the Kiss      Zohar: Intercourse Some excerpts from historical Christian interpretation:     Gregory of Nyssa: Milk vs. Wine      Gregory of Nyssa: Know Yourself      Bernard of Clairvaux: On the Kiss      St. John of the Cross: Where Have You Hidden? From a modern interpreter:      Phyllis Trible: Love's Lyrics Redeemed

A series of articles I wrote on the Song of Songs at Examiner.com:
    Solomon's Song
    The Song of Songs and the songs of Egypt
    Inanna, Dumuzi, and Solomon
    The Song and Jewish tradition
    Christians sing with Solomon
    Sex in the Song
    The sacred in the Song
    Summarizing Solomon’s Song

Links to analogous literature from ancient Egypt and Iraq:
    Love, Marriage, and Hieros Gamos