The Song of Songs: A Rendering of Scripture's Canticles as Theatrical Pageant

By Becca Menon

The divine work of supreme love.
Wise King Solomon has created a commune for unmarriageable Jewish women. Those Daughters of Jerusalem perform this dramatic pastiche of his poetry and music for him and his sublime beloved, The Queen of Sheba.
Like all true lovers, they have their private language and their secret code.
Their intimate rapture became a book of Scripture; "Canticles," or "The Song of Solomon," or "The Song of Songs."
The erotic, mystical Song made of Songs depicts love bringing the ultimate union.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Becca Menon
• Release date: Jan 31, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370291984

Becca Menon

Known for her musical storytelling craft, Becca Menon’s works, often based in fairy tale, folklore, myth and Scripture, have been hailed internationally from the Middle East to the United Kingdom. On the other hand, this American writer began her professional life as a preschool teacher. Good thing that left its mark, too. Come listen to readings and discover other mischief at www.BeccaBooks.com.

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The Song of Songs

A Rendering

of

Scripture’s Canticles

as

Theatrical Pageant

by

Becca Menon

The Song of Songs

A Rendering of Scripture’s Canticles

as

Theatrical Pageant

by

Becca Menon

www.BeccaBooks.com

copyright 2018 Becca Menon

Cover Art: Lily of the Field: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anthophora_on_Asphodelus_edit.jpg

Cover Design by John Bartelstone: www.johnbartelstone.com

Published by Becca Menon and BeccaBooks @ Smashwords

The Song of Songs

or

Song of Solomon

or

Canticles

presented here owes a large debt to, among others,

the elaborate scholarly apparatus of

www.biblehub.com

A few parallelisms, repetitions and copulatives have been interpolated for the sake of explanatory value and form, but without the use of italics as are used in many Bible translations. In the context of a theatrical presentation that seeks to bring forward the narrative, they could seem distracting, fussy.

The fact that this a musical work – the consummate song composed of songs – cannot be too greatly emphasized.

Most standard translations can be found beginning here:

http://biblehub.com/songs/1-1.htm

This version contains expanded parallelisms.

For all of eternity in its entirety is not as worthy as the day on which the Song of Songs was given to Israel, for all the Writings are holy, but the Song of Songs is the Holy of Holies.

– Rabbi Akiba (c. 40 – c. 137 CE)

The Song