Biblical Reading and Reflections: December 24th (Song of Songs 1 & Luke 22:1-38)
Alastair's Adversaria
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What Is the Song About?
The song is about erotic love between a man and a woman. The beloved is encountered in garb of the world, and the world is known by the eyes of the lover. If lewis is right, sexual relations themselves cannot be mere sexual relations. They always relate us to greater realities. All the masculinity and femininity of the world are momentarily focused. He does play form and she matter. But we must give full value to the word play. Of course, neither plays a part in the sense of being a hypocrite,. but each plays a part or role in well.
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