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canticle

In the Roman Catholic or Anglican liturgies, a hymn or song of praise based on scripture and similar to a psalm, but whose text does not originate in the Book of Psalms. An example of a canticle is the Magnificat of Anglican evensong.



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It is a common assumption that interpretation of the Canticle of Canticles as the relationship between Christ and the church was an adaptation of a Jewish allegorizing tradition that portrayed as a love affair the relationship between God and Israel.
The Bride of Christ (Ephesians 5:22-33): a problematic wedding by Osiek, Carolyn / Biblical Theology Bulletin
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