Solomon : Israel's ironic icon of human achievement /

Brueggemann, Walter,

Solomon : Israel's ironic icon of human achievement / [print] Walter Brueggemann. - Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina, (c)2005. - xiii, 301 pages ; 24 cm. - Studies on personalities of the Old Testament . - Studies on personalities of the Old Testament. .



Beginning points : history and canonicity -- The larger narrative in which "Solomon" is embedded -- The beloved son amid rough-and-tumble power -- How a modest Solomon became a large narrative Solomon : 1 Kings 3-11 -- "Solomon" as temple builder -- "Solomon" as wise king -- "Solomon" as economic genius -- The Deuteronomic proviso : the voice of ironic criticism -- Chronicles : Solomon glorious, one-dimensional, minus irony -- Solomon as durable teacher : Proverbs -- Solomon in canonical extrapolation : Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs -- Solomon among "the praises of Israel" -- Solomon in four belated refractions -- Postscript : Solomon in New Testament perspective.



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Solomon, King of Israel.


Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS580 BS580.B889.S656 2005