If the book was written by Solomon, it would have been sometime during his reign, between 970 and 931 B.C. The intended audience was the people of Israel. There are three main voices comprising the ...

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The book is attributed or dedicated to Solomon (1:1), but we don't have enough evidence to support or deny his authorship. Song of Songs is similar to some Egyptian love poetry of the same era.