The Odes of Solomon / by Michael Lattke ; translated by Marianne Ehrhardt ; edited by Harold W. Attridge. [electronic resource]

Early testimonies -- Manuscripts and quotations of the Odes of Solomon -- Authorship -- Date of composition -- Language of composition -- Area of origin -- The Odes of Solomon and their place in antique religion and literature -- Literary forms and devices in the Odes of Solomon -- Editions and translations of the Odes of Solomon up to 1909 -- Editions and translations of the Odes of Solomon since 1909 -- Ode 1 : the wreath of truth -- Ode 3 : metaphors of love and gnōsis -- Ode 4 : a prayer in the form of a dialogue containing various teachings -- Ode 5 : my hope, my deliverance -- Ode 6 : spirit and gnōsis of the Lord, myth of the river, parable of the water of life -- Ode 7 : the Lord and Father of gnōsis, Epiphany and salvation of the Son, gnōsis of the Lord -- Ode 8 : speech of the Redeemer, Revealer, and Mediator of creation -- Ode 9 : redemptive address -- Ode 10 : mythological address of the Redeemer and Revealer -- Ode 11 : a redeemed one witnesses in metaphorical speech -- Ode 12 : the truth, the Word, and the aeons -- Ode 13 : admonitory parable of the mirror -- Ode 14 : childlike trust in the Lord -- Ode 15 : address of the Redeemed One and Redeemer : the Lord as the sun -- Ode 16 : hymnic self-portrait and doctrine of creation -- Ode 17 : mythological address of the Redeemed Redeemer with a Christological doxology -- Ode 18 : the plērōma and the Gnostics -- Ode 19 : the milk of the Father and the mother of the Son -- Ode 20 : from righteousness to glory -- Ode 21 : address by the exalted, redeemed, and glorifying One -- Ode 22 : dualistic mythos with traditional eschatology -- Ode 23 : mythological and metaphorical account of the heavenly letter (with didactic introduction and invitation) -- Ode 24 : dove and Messiah, disaster and floods, depraved ones and Gnostics -- Ode 25 : a redeemed one speaks of being saved -- Ode 26 : ode on the odes of the Lord -- Ode 27 : the crucifixion interpreted as ascent into heaven -- Ode 28 : the spirit of life and my redemption -- Ode 29 : address of a redeemed believer in Christ (in part as a narrative) -- Ode 30 : the living spring of the Lord -- Ode 31 : the manifestation of the justified Lord and his redemptive function -- Ode 32 : joy, light, and word of the blessed--and truth itself -- Ode 33 : dualistic myths and the address of the perfect virgin "grace" -- Ode 34 : authentic and inauthentic (above and below) -- Ode 35 : address of one who has been redeemed -- Ode 36 : address of the exalted one -- Ode 37 : address of one who is redeemed (on the cross?) -- Ode 38 : the redeemed I and the address of truth personified -- Ode 39 : parable about the power of God and the Kyrios Christos -- Ode 40 : hope, hymns, and redemption -- Ode 41 : call to rejoice, first-person address by the Son, and Christological poem -- Ode 42 : mythological address of the exalted and redeemed Redeemer.

"Known until the 18th century only from fragmentary quotations and references in patristic literature, more recent discoveries of Greek, Coptic, and Syriac manuscripts have drawn fresh interest and attention to the Odes of Solomon, a collection of Christian poetry from the second century rich in imagery and exhibiting an exotic spirituality. Internationally renowned expert on the Odes, Michael Lattke, provides a meticulous translation and discussion of the textual transmission of the "Odes," along with judicious commentary on the place of the "Odes" in the development of Gnosticism, Logos theory, and early Christian worship. Historians and students of early Christianity will find this commentary a valuable resource for years to come."--Publisher's description.

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Translated from the German.

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