Question

Some Islamic scholars erroneously claim that a word in this book, commonly translated as “sweet,” actually refers to Muhammad. Nine types of “false peace” are outlined in Saint Teresa of Ávila’s Meditations on this book. This book originated a metaphor for virginity as a hortus conclusus, or “enclosed garden,” which (10[1])often appears in iconography of Mary along with this book’s metaphor of the neck as an “ivory tower.” (10[1])The speaker of this (10[1])book mentions the “daughters of Jerusalem” in a section in which they claim “I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me.” This book (10[1])contains the line “I am the rose of Sharon, (10[2])and the lily of the valleys” (10[1])and (10[1])opens (10[1])with the declaration “let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth.” For 10 points, (10[1])what love poem from the Old Testament is sometimes named for a wise Biblical king? ■END■

ANSWER: Song of Songs [or Canticle of Canticles; or Song of Solomon; accept Meditations on the Song of Songs; accept Shir Hashirim]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Arya KarthikOxford ALSE4910
Joshua BobinImperial BCambridge D6710
Kai MadgwickManchesterImperial A7110
Oscar DespardCambridge ACambridge C9610
Ben LaFondCambridge BBristol10510
Michael WuSouthampton BWarwick A10510
Harry CraneWarwick BSouthampton A11110
Matt SheldonOxford BNYU C11210
Hamish CampbellDurhamCambridge E11310
Freddy PottsSheffieldOxford C12910

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