Kristen

Another question– as far as eros and the Song of Solomon– is there hierarchy in the Song of Solomon? Is the lover in the Song ever shown to be acting in authority over the Beloved? Does she ever act towards him in terms ofh him having authority over her?
Other than the established fact that a woman who is pregnant or nursing is vulnerable in ways that renders her in need of protection, which the man seems designed by God to provide, I see no assymetry in their relationship– particularly not in the eros relationship. The Lover described the Beloved as “majestic as an army with banners.” (ch. 6 v. 4) — a metaphor of power. She describes him as a “cluster of henna blossoms” (ch. 1 v. 14)– a metaphor of softness and beauty.
I, too, don’t think Paul is address eros love in Ephesians 5. But I also disagree that eros love is assymetric or hierarchical in any way.