Song of Solomon

The Song of Solomon or Song of Songs (Hebrew title שיר השירים, Shir ha-Shirim) is a book of the Hebrew Bible—Tanakh or Old Testament—one of the five megillot (scrolls) traditionally read at the biblical Jewish festivals. It is also sometimes called by its title in the Vulgate, Canticum Canticorum, the "Canticle of Canticles." The Jewish Encyclopedia represents a broad academic consensus that the title is later than the text. The book consists of poems about erotic love, largely in the form of a dialogue between a bridegroom and a bride, expressing reciprocal romantic and sexual attraction.