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Rabbi Akiva defends the Song
In the second century CE, when someone questioned the Song's sanctity, Rabbi Akiva declared it the Holy of Holies of scripture.
The most sacred book.
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Jews and Christians read it as an allegory for centuries; it inspired Saint John of the Cross's Dark Night of the Soul.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 438
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