Commentary on the Song of Songs
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Commentary on the Song of Songs is an early Christian exegetical work by Saint Hippolytus that offers one of the oldest surviving patristic interpretations of the biblical Song of Songs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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biblical commentary ⓘ patristic text ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Christian allegorical reading of the Song of Songs ⓘ |
| associatedWithSaint | Saint Hippolytus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Hippolytus of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Hippolytus of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalBookCommentedOn | Song of Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 3rd century ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | early 3rd century ⓘ |
| doctrinalOrientation | orthodox Christian theology ⓘ |
| era | early Church period ⓘ |
| field |
biblical studies
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historical theology ⓘ |
| focusesOnTheme |
divine love
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spiritual marriage ⓘ union of Christ and the Church ⓘ |
| genre | biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the earliest surviving Christian commentaries on the Song of Songs
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one of the oldest surviving patristic interpretations of the Song of Songs ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Christian exegesis of the Song of Songs ⓘ |
| interpretiveApproach | allegorical interpretation ⓘ |
| interpretiveFocus |
Christ and the Church
NERFINISHED
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Christ and the soul ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | commentary ⓘ |
| originalAudience | early Christian community ⓘ |
| patristicCorpus | Hippolytan corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Apostolic Tradition
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Commentary on Daniel ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline | patristic exegesis ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Hebrew Bible
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Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalGenreCommented | biblical love poetry ⓘ |
| subject | Song of Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | early Christian mystagogy ⓘ |
| theologicalSchool | early Christian patristics ⓘ |
| tradition | Greek patristic tradition ⓘ |
| traditionOfReception |
Eastern Christian exegesis
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Western Christian exegesis ⓘ |
| typeOfExegesis | Christian allegorical exegesis ⓘ |
| usesBiblicalText | Septuagint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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