Les images des femmes dans l'Ancien Testament: Soulamite, le personnage principal du Cantique des Cantiques
Images of women in the Old Testament: Soulamite, the main character in Song of Songs

Summary/Abstract: Between the books of the Old Testament, The Song of Solomon occupies a special place. It has only seven chapters, but the text is very concentrated. Its author was believed to be King Solomon, the main character is Sulam, his Bride. The work is presented as a dialogue in which men and his bride confess their feelings of mutual love each other. Props, images, modes of expression are like taken from a headpiece. Both, Jewish and Christian commentators have compared the love between the two main characters with the love of God to His chosen people (Jewish interpretation) and with the love of God to His Church (Cristian interpretation). This paper analyzes in detail the main character of Song of Songs, focusing on the hidden meanings of the writing, observing the figures of speech used in the text and the modalities of expressing feelings of the two lovers. There are presented also the interpretations of the Church Fathers on this book of the Bible.

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