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The Song of Songs is perhaps the most mysterious book of Scripture. One can only sympathize with the learned theologians who have to explain to each new generation that the inclusion of the Song of Songs in the Canon is no accident. Indeed, it is difficult to see "religious content and holiness" in the lines full of life, love fire and eternally youthful freshness that inspired countless generations of poets and thinkers for translations, imitations and commentaries. In this edition, under one common cover, a mini-encyclopedia of the Song of Songs is collected. Here are translations into Russian from the Orthodox Bible and from the Torah. Several secular interpretations of this piece of literature are crowned by a brilliant new translation that brings to life the passion of lovers and the exhilarating aroma of a blossoming promised land, providing background and poetry of feelings in an ancient source that combines exquisite simplicity and concise perfection. All this and more in the Song of Songs (Compilation)