How should Christians read the Song of Songs? A Biblical Guide
The woman asks to be worn as a seal, and the poem answers with the boldest claim in the book: love is as strong as death and cannot be bought. The passage describes what love is like; it does not guarantee how any particular story ends.
Typology versus allegory: how to tell the difference: A Step-by-Step Guide
Paul does not invent a private meaning for Abraham's family. He reads a real event as a pattern God designed, and that pattern now reaches its fulfillment in two covenants. The difference between typology and allegory is whether the assigned meaning is anchored in the literal sense and the wider shape of Scripture.