The Song of Songs: My Beloved

The Song of Songs is one most beautiful and least understood of all the books in the Bible. On the surface, it is a love song between a man and a woman who have never met, yet are about to be wed. Allegorically, it is the story of Israel’s attempt to regain God’s favor and blessing. Symbolically, it is the tale of the union of the human personality with its soul. There is great wisdom in this book of the Bible—wisdom that has often been overlooked by the choice of words used in earlier translations. This defect is repaired in this new transcription of the text by Carl Japikse, an author who is able to honor the poetic beauty of these words while reproducing its esoteric meaning. My Belovèd is a book that should be read by every married couple—and every man and woman contemplating marriage. It is also required reading for anyone interested in a closer relationship with his own soul—and God. The book also contains an introduction by the author explaining the deeper spiritual meanings of the Song, plus an an appendix in which Mr. Japikse demonstates how the poem can be staged as a masque or dramatic entertainment. The book is published in an over-sized, coffee-table edition.