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Back to Eden
In Eden, God says it's not good for the human to be alone. The Song celebrates partnership for its own sake, not for children, and recreates a garden of harmony.
'Love is as fierce as death.'
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Scholar Phyllis Trible shows how the Song evokes Eden. Couples can recreate that garden even in a world of war and defeat. 'Many waters cannot quench love.' Deuteronomy's love is loyalty; Leviticus's love is care for others; the Song's love defies death.
Bible reference: Song of Songs 8:6–7; Genesis 2:18
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 442–443
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