Thursday, October 9, 2008

Word of the Day - 10/9/2008

Eclogue

An eclogue is a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.

The Song of Solomon features several eclogues. Regarding Song of Solomon 2:8, Methodist theologian Adam Clarke (1760-1832) commented: “It is supposed that the second day's eclogue begins at this verse.”

This representation of the Song of Solomon was painted by Macha Chmakoff.

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