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The Lost Novel of King Solomon and the Demons
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Description
The rings, securely dated, establish a 2nd-century date for the original version of the text and invite new reflections on its literary shape and development. While the preserved Testament alternates between first-person and third-person narration, the inscriptions suggest that the original form was a longer third-person narrative later abbreviated and reworked. From this basis, the authors develop a theory of its redactional history.
The evidence points toward popular Christianity distinct from the patristic mainstream. Several rings display Christian iconography, one was linked to the pilgrimage site of Abu Mena, and parallels to Jewish Solomonic traditions are also apparent. Alexandria emerges as a plausible place of origin. The interdisciplinary synthesis - archaeology, history of religions, apocryphal studies, and folklore - generates fresh perspectives.
The appendices enrich this contribution with translations of previously inaccessible versions of the Testament of Solomon, including one that contains a newly attested agraphon ascribed to Jesus, as well as a new edition and translation of a Syriac narrative. In this way, the authors significantly reposition the Testament of Solomon within the history of ancient religion and literature.
Product details
- Edition:
- 1
- Number of Pages:
- 344
- Release Date:
- 2026-01-31
- Publication Date:
- 2026-01-13
- Publisher:
- Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. K
- Languages:
- Original: English
- ISBN10:
- 3162000661
- ISBN13:
- 9783162000668
- GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
- [email protected]
- Weight:
- 1056 g
- Height:
- 178 cm
- Width:
- 253 cm
- Thickness:
- 34 cm
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