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Anat · 05-02-2005, 11:08 PM

The rabbis left it in, but they too used an allegorical interpretation about God and 'knesset yisrael' - the assembly of Israel (IOW the Jewish nation). To the point that one (Akiva?) said it was the holiest book of all.

Wads4 · 05-02-2005, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Donald_McRonald

I thought it was supposed to taste salty.

I thought it was reminiscent of chopped raw mushrooms.

Naked Ape · 05-03-2005, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Wads4

I thought it was reminiscent of chopped raw mushrooms.

If it is that chunky, seek medical attention.

Cheers,

Naked Ape

Wads4 · 05-03-2005, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Naked Ape

If it is that chunky, seek medical attention.

Cheers,

Naked Ape

:rolling: :rolling: :rolling:

Clivedurdle · 05-03-2005, 02:35 PM

When is SofS thought to have been written?

Amaleq13 · 05-03-2005, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Clivedurdle

When is SofS thought to have been written?

According to the SofS info on Peter's website, Early Jewish Writings:

"...Nor is its date of composition determined: scholarly speculation ranges from 950 to 200 B.C..."

cognac · 05-03-2005, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Diogenes the Cynic

Interpretation Schminterpretation. It's a dirty poem. Later attempts to read it as mytsic allegory are simply pious attempts to sanitize what was never intended to be a religious piece of literature.

All that stuff about Christ being the "groom" and the "bride" being the church is not only patently silly but obviously cannot have been the intent of the authors, who never heard of Christ.

I'm really going to have to make my sarcasm more evident. No matter how you say it, voice tone just doesn't come across in writing.

Diogenes the Cynic · 05-03-2005, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by artdude

I'm really going to have to make my sarcasm more evident. No matter how you say it, voice tone just doesn't come across in writing.

Oh. Sorry. I thought you were serious. Maybe try the "cheeky" smilie next time. That helps.

cognac · 05-04-2005, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Diogenes the Cynic

Oh. Sorry. I thought you were serious. Maybe try the "cheeky" smilie next time. That helps.

Where I come from, just mentioning Bernard of Clairvaux's 86 sermons would do the trick.

But next time I'll try the "cheeky" smile.

DeDia · 05-04-2005, 04:19 AM

It's really cute the way you guys speculate about the taste of semen here. If you want an answer from a girl you have to send me a private message. I'm to shy to tell you publicly.

Sex isn't dirty by the way, no matter what Woody Allen says. I agree with St Paul for once "To the pure everything is pure" Jews and Muslems at least seems to appreciate it immensely and they usually keep a very high standard of personal hygiene. It's interesting with this spiritual interpretation ogf the Song of Songs. The best Persian poets, adored by ALL Iranians, like Hafez and Khayyam are being treated exactly the same way by the iranian clergy, I'ts especially funny in Hafez case since his poetry so often is so blatantly homoerotic. Not to speak of all the wine gushing through the poetry, and I suspect som hashish fumes to.

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Anat Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: home Posts: 3,715	The rabbis left it in, but they too used an allegorical interpretation about God and 'knesset yisrael' - the assembly of Israel (IOW the Jewish nation). To the point that one (Akiva?) said it was the holiest book of all.

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Clivedurdle Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: London UK Posts: 16,024	When is SofS thought to have been written?

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DeDia Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 62	It's really cute the way you guys speculate about the taste of semen here. If you want an answer from a girl you have to send me a private message. I'm to shy to tell you publicly. Sex isn't dirty by the way, no matter what Woody Allen says. I agree with St Paul for once "To the pure everything is pure" Jews and Muslems at least seems to appreciate it immensely and they usually keep a very high standard of personal hygiene. It's interesting with this spiritual interpretation ogf the Song of Songs. The best Persian poets, adored by ALL Iranians, like Hafez and Khayyam are being treated exactly the same way by the iranian clergy, I'ts especially funny in Hafez case since his poetry so often is so blatantly homoerotic. Not to speak of all the wine gushing through the poetry, and I suspect som hashish fumes to.

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