TheThirdandReformedAdam
Puritan Board Freshman
How would you characterize the Puritan view of the Song of Solomon? I have looked over some of the other threads on the board and I seem to get conflicting responses.
(I ask this question because I'm writing a paper on the poems of puritan Edward Taylor, and I'm trying to get an accurate theological background before I make any drastic conclusions on his poetry concerning the Song of Solomon.)
- Some seem to suggest that the Puritans erred in that they could tend to be "hyper-allegorical," tying too specific a meaning to the text.
- However, many, when asked how they view the Song of Solomon, would say that, though the book speaks to the union between a man and a woman, it ultimately speaks to the union of Christ and His Church.
(I ask this question because I'm writing a paper on the poems of puritan Edward Taylor, and I'm trying to get an accurate theological background before I make any drastic conclusions on his poetry concerning the Song of Solomon.)