Commentary on the Song of Songs

Ambrose of Milan (340–397)

Commentary on the Song of Songs, Collected from the works of Saint Ambrose by William, once the abbot of Saint Theoderic, later a monk of Signy

Latin Text from public domain Migne Editors, Patrologiae Cursus Completus.

Translated into English using ChatGPT.

Table of Contents

To the Reader

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

To the Reader

Indeed, it was our intention in this volume to present no other works than those pertaining to the exposition of the Old and New Testaments, and those that are known to be written by Ambrose, if you only exclude the other Davidian Apology. However, when considering the number of spurious treatises that we have decided to publish at the end of the following volume, we feared that the same amount of effort would become even greater. Therefore, we thought that some additional supplement should be added to this first one. But since nothing suitable was found in the legitimate works of our Teacher which either adequately corresponded to the argument of the previous volume or was sufficient to be included in both volumes, it seemed most convenient to us to present this commentary. It is indeed of a certain…

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