Writing and rewriting the story of Solomon in the ancient Israel

Solomon's image as a wise king and the founder of Jerusalem Temple has become a fixture of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literature. Yet, there are essential differences between the portraits of Solomon that are presented in the Hebrew Bible. In this volume, Isaac Kalimi explores these differe...

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Main Author: Kalimi, Isaac 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Kalimi, Isaac, 1952-, Writing and rewriting the story of Solomon in the ancient Israel] (2020) (Gardner, Anne E.)
[Rezension von: Kalimi, Isaac, 1952-, Writing and rewriting the story of Solomon in the ancient Israel] (2020) (Keimer, Kyle H.)
[Rezension von: Kalimi, Isaac, 1952-, Writing and rewriting the story of Solomon in the ancient Israel] (2019) (Auld, A. Graeme, 1941 -)
[Rezension von: Kalimi, Isaac, 1952-, Writing and rewriting the story of Solomon in the ancient Israel] (2020) (Retsö, Jan, 1947 -)
[Rezension von: Kalimi, Isaac, 1952-, Writing and rewriting the story of Solomon in the ancient Israel] (2020) (Sykora, Josef)
[Rezension von: Kalimi, Isaac, 1952-, Writing and rewriting the story of Solomon in the ancient Israel] (2021) (Zwickel, Wolfgang, 1957 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Solomon Israel, King / Reception
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Solomon King of Israel
B Solomon ; King of Israel
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Solomon's image as a wise king and the founder of Jerusalem Temple has become a fixture of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literature. Yet, there are essential differences between the portraits of Solomon that are presented in the Hebrew Bible. In this volume, Isaac Kalimi explores these differences, which reflect divergent historical contexts, theological and didactic concepts, stylistic and literary techniques, and compositional methods among the biblical historians. He highlights the uniqueness of each portrayal of Solomon - his character, birth, early life, ascension, and temple-building - through a close comparison of the early and late biblical historiographies. Whereas the authors of Samuel-Kings stay closely to their sources and offer an apology for Solomon's kingship, including its more questionable aspects, the Chronicler freely rewrites his sources in order to present the life of Solomon as he wished it to be. The volume will serve scholars and students seeking to understand biblical texts within their ancient Near Eastern contexts
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Dec 2018)
ISBN:1108558232
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781108558235