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Audio Interchange File Format  |  1996-03-05  |  1.8 MB  |  1 channel  |  22,050 sample rate  |  42 seconds
Transcription: Solomon, with all his wives and mistresses, was a devoted student of romance. Ultimately, he fell victim to an obsession with it that caused him much grief. But the Song of Songs, also known as the Song of Solomon, celebrates a high form of beautiful love. It shows no embarrassment about lovers enjoying each other's bodies and openly expressing that enjoyment. Not everyone has felt comfortable with the frankness of this book. In medieval Spain, St. Teresa of Avila led a campaign to remove all copies of Song and Songs from the Bible and burn them in public bonfires. Priests and teachers who ref ...