I spent the whole rainy, windy weekend without a book to read and it was killing me! I tried renting the next book on the Book Club list, Songs of Solomon by Toni Morrison, from my local libraries, but they were all checked out and not due back until the beginning of November. I resorted to buying a used copy of the book on Half.com. I got it for $.99 but now I have to wait on the shipping from California.
Having some spare time on my hands I Googled the name Solomon…I recognized the name from history classes but couldn’t recall the details. Turns out Solomon was the king of Jerusalem from 971 - 931 BC according to the Hebrew Bible. He is portrayed as being wise, wealthy and powerful and is also credited with building The First Temple in Jerusalem. The biblical story says that when Solomon turned his back on God, God tore away half of Solomon’s kingdom from him. Within the Hebrew Bible there is a book called “Song of Songs” and is also known as The Song of Solomon. Some people believe the book was written by Solomon while some believe that the book was only dedicated to Solomon. The verses appear to be a man and a women moving from courtship to consummation. Interpreters believe it may be referring to the relationship between God and the Church or between Christ and the human soul. Interesting… it makes me wonder how this will relate to Morrison’s book?
So while I wait I decided to reserve the movie, The Deep End of the Ocean, via Netflix. I’ll let you know my review of the movie soon.
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