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Solomon : Israel's Icon of Human Achievement by Walter Brueggemann (2024, Trade Paperback)

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Solomon : Israel's Icon of Human Achievement, Paperback by Brueggemann, Walter; Crenshaw, James L. (EDT), ISBN 1506491960, ISBN-13 9781506491967, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Through Solomon and his place in the larger consciousness of Israel, Walter Brueggemann considers what narratives reveal about the ideals of the ancient Israelite people. Paying attention to nuances of the biblical text, he exposes the competing voices that claim to offer a reliable rendering of Solomon and invites critique of accepted beliefs.

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PublisherAugsburg Fortress Publishers

ISBN-101506491960

ISBN-139781506491967

eBay Product ID (ePID)15065344485

Product Key Features

Number of Pages300 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSolomon : Israel's Icon of Human Achievement

Publication Year2024

SubjectBiblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, Biblical Studies / History & Culture, Biblical Studies / Old Testament

TypeTextbook

AuthorWalter Brueggemann

Subject AreaReligion

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight11.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

SynopsisFigures of legend and lore disclose much about the societies celebrating them. In the ancient Israelite culture, Solomon, a man praised for his wealth, wisdom, and power, is depicted as an example of enormous human achievement. Looking beneath the surface of these claims, Walter Brueggemann reveals an irony that permeates the tradition. In this ......, Figures of legend and lore disclose much about the societies celebrating them. In the ancient Israelite culture, Solomon, a man praised for his wealth, wisdom, and power, is depicted as an example of enormous human achievement. Looking beneath the surface of these claims, Walter Brueggemann reveals an irony that permeates the tradition. In this study of Solomon and his place in the larger consciousness of Israel, Brueggemann considers what Old Testament narratives reveal about the ideals of the ancient Israelite people. The tradition of Solomon becomes an arena for interpretive contestation in Israel, and the text makes available not historical reportage but a conflicted, pluralistic attempt to sort out the reality of human power in the matrix of covenantal faith. Beyond the primary narrative of 1 Kings 3-11, Brueggemann evaluates the derivative traditions of Solomon in Ecclesiastes, the Song of Solomon, the Wisdom of Solomon, and some of the Psalms. He also considers references to Solomon in the New Testament and in extrascriptural traditions connected with and attributed to him. Through close attention to nuances of the biblical text, Brueggemann exposes the competing interpretive voices that claim to offer a reliable rendering of Solomon and invites critique of accepted beliefs.