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The holiest book in the Bible?
When some challenged the Song's place in scripture, Rabbi Akiva replied: 'All scripture is holy, but the Song of Songs is the Holy of Holies.'
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Jews and Christians long read the Song as an allegory of God and Israel, or Christ and the Church. But its holiness may lie in celebrating human love itself. Trust and intimacy between two are the foundation of bonds among thousands.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 438–439
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