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The Figure of Solomon in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Tradition: King, Sage, and Architect

By Joseph Verheyden

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Pub
Year
2012
ISBN
9004242325, 9789004242326
ISSN
1388-3909
Google Books ID
28aDJyH-3FgC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6038000 bytes)
Series
Themes in Biblical Narrative 16
Pages
vi+274\281
Topic
Religion
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2013-04-09 14:40:33

Description

Solomon is one of the more complex and fascinating characters in the history of Israel. As a king he is second only to David. As the king who gave Israel its temple he is unsurpassed. As the prototype of the sage his name lives on in numerous biblical and non-biblical writings. As the magician of later tradition he has established himself as a model for many other aspirants in this field. This volume contains the proceedings of an international conference on Solomon that was held at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Leuven, September 30 – October 2, 2009 and discussed various aspects of this multifaced character as he appears in Jewish, early Christian, and Islamic tradition.

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