#58. Biblical Trash
From The Third Hour Podcast by The Third Hour Podcast
January 27, 2025 · 1h 5m · Season 3 · Episode 58
About this episode
The episode discusses the negative reputation of the Song of Solomon in Mormonism and explores its beauty and historical interpretations.
The Song of Solomon, also known as the Song of Songs, doesn't have a good reputation in Mormonism. Today on the Third Hour Podcast, we discuss the reasons behind the poem's ignominy, as well as the beauty of its prose and some of the ways it has been interpreted throughout history.
Topics covered
- Song of Solomon
- Mormonism
- interpretation
- poetry
Keywords
- Biblical interpretation
- Christian poetry
- religious texts
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Song of Solomon, the Song of Songs
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