- Song of Songs 2:1-3 are a dialogue between a young man and a young woman. Is she complimenting herself? Is he complimenting her?
- In Song of Songs 2:7 why does the young woman adjure the daughters of Jerusalem “by gazelles or by hinds of the field”? An oath is usually taken with reference to whom?
- How does the modern translation improve upon the classical rendering, “the voice of the turtle” (Song of Songs 2:12)?
- The reference to foxes in Song of Songs 2:15 in cryptic. Does it have sexual overtones? Is the young woman promiscuous or a victim?
