song of songs for Solomon

Hi,
need your help please... looking for explanation for the book of "song of songs" in arabic. Please let me know where I can listen or read about it.  Thanks.

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  • Hi, welcome to tasbeha.org, i am sorry i don't have it, but i wanted to ask you something.

    Are you related to Abouna Athanasius Ragheb
  • if u plan on reading it i suggest some barry white playing in the background and a little champagne  ;D

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    it was a joke, and im almost sure its not the holiest book in the Bible (i could be wrong, but the gospels for instance is like the highlight of the Bible)
  • if u plan on reading it i suggest some barry white playing in the background and a little champagne

     

    WHAT
    Song of Solomon is the holy of the Holiest of the Bible It shows how much God loves us

    Here is explanation
    English   http://orthodoxsermons.org/sermons/song-songs-part-1
    http://orthodoxsermons.org/sermons/song-songs-part-2

    Arabic  Abona Tadros malaty
    http://www.arabchurch.com/commentaries/tadros/SongofSolomon.php
    Abona Antonious fekry
    http://www.arabchurch.com/commentaries/father_antonios/SongofSolomon.php
  • Song of Songs is a tough book to read. Most protestants refer to it as a book of king solomons sexual experience with a woman (always refering to touching, feeling, and various parts of a womans anatomy). The church fathers FIRMLY believe that the book refers to the relationship between Christ and the Church, as a Groom to his Bride. That is what we believe, though I admit it is difficult to see. I hope that helps :)
  • [quote author=ron link=topic=8409.msg106905#msg106905 date=1255726727]
    Song of Songs is a tough book to read. Most protestants refer to it as a book of king solomons sexual experience with a woman (always refering to touching, feeling, and various parts of a womans anatomy). The church fathers FIRMLY believe that the book refers to the relationship between Christ and the Church, as a Groom to his Bride. That is what we believe, though I admit it is difficult to see. I hope that helps :)

    cool...never knew that about the protestants
  • no, I'm not related to Abouna Athanasius, I'm related to Abouna Antonios Ragheb who departed from our world in 1999.

    Regarding the book of song of songs, it's a very important book to understand becuase it refers to our relationship with God (the bride and the Groom). 

    I remember the belated Fr. Sorial Sorial (anba Karas' brother) mentioned that anba Karas was memorizing this book to prepare himself to meet Christ.

    Thanks for the websites provided, I will check them out, I hope they study the whole book.
  • +HH Pope Shenouda III wrote a book about it...you can read a chapter of it from the following website and you can order it from the following website:
    http://www.haveyouseentheoneilove.com/

    here is the chapter: http://www.haveyouseentheoneilove.com/content/view/16/33/

    Sayings of the fathers
    "When the heart has acquired stillness it will perceive the heights and depths of knowledge; and the ear of the still intellect will be made to hear marvelous things from God." St. Hesychios the Priest
  • [quote author=sodr2 link=topic=8409.msg106896#msg106896 date=1255717131]
    if u plan on reading it i suggest some barry white playing in the background and a little champagne  ;D

    ---
    it was a joke, and im almost sure its not the holiest book in the Bible (i could be wrong, but the gospels for instance is like the highlight of the Bible)


    Thats a funny joke! Hahahhaaha!
    I read somewhere that the Songs of Solomon are about St. Mary and Gods love for mankind.
    Sorry I can not remember where I read the explaination; but St.Pachomius Library' is a good source for information.
  • Like what ebnyasoo3 said this book is the holy of holiest of the bible. The book of Pop Shenouda is very very good in explaing it. U have to put in yr mind when u enter the holy place u need to enter with revrence.
    The relation between man and God has been many times resembeled in a metaphoric way as the husband wife relation.
    as in 2 Co 11:2  "for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you {as} a pure virgin". other examples in the old testament when the people betray God it is considered a spiritual adultry (e.g) Isa 50:1 "Thus says the LORD, "Where is the certificate of divorce By which I have sent your mother away' . There are so many examples, but the space is limited. The book of song of songs puts the relation between the inner soul and God under a new light. Read it again with revrence pray before u read and God will open yr heart to understad.
    God bless.
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