What must a reader recognize to fully interpret the following passage from “The Song of Songs”? “Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossoms have opened and the pomegranate is in flower.”
a) the possibility of an authoritative speaker and double-entendres
b) symbolic references to the Garden of Eden
c) a connection between “going[ing] early to the vineyards” echoing God’s edict to Adam in Genesis: “cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.”
d) the distinction between a voice of temptation and one of innocence
Consider This: The author of the song may have been female. 2.3 Distinguish between the culture of the Hebrews and the other cultures of the ancient Near East.
Answer: A
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