The Psalms of Solomon: Texts, Contexts, and Intertexts

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Shlomo Brand

Research notes:

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Reference type:

Edited Book

Author(s):

Pouchelle, Patrick

Keddie, G. Anthony

Atkinson, Kenneth

year:

2021

Full title:

The Psalms of Solomon: Texts, Contexts, and Intertexts

Journal / Book Title || Series Title:

Early Judaism and Its Literature

Volume:

Abbreviated Series Name:

EJL

Place of Publication:

Atlanta

Publisher:

SBL Press

Work type:

Essay/Monograph

Abstract:

The Psalms of Solomon: Texts, Contexts, and Intertexts explores a unique pseudepigraphal document that bears witness to the 63 BCE Roman conquest of Jerusalem. Essays address a variety of themes, notably their political, social, religious, and historical contexts, through the lens of anthropology of religion, cognitive science, socioeconomic theory, and more. Contributors include Kenneth Atkinson, Eberhard Bons, Johanna Erzberger, Angela Kim Harkins, G. Anthony Keddie, Patrick Pouchelle, Stefan Schreiber, Shani Tzoref, and Rodney A. Werline.

Primary Texts: Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha:

Composition / Author:

Psalms of Solomon

Record reference:

Psalms of Solomon 16.10 and Its Biblical and Hellenistic Backgrounds

Changing Contexts: Psalms of Solomon 11 and Its Parallel in Baruch 4:5-5:9

Understanding the History, Theology, and Community of the Psalms of Solomon in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Poverty and Exploitation in the Psalms of Solomon: At the Intersection of Sapiential and Apocalyptic Discourses

The Same Scholarly Fate? A Short Comparison between the Psalms of Solomon and the Assumption of Moses

Violators of the Law and the Curse of the Law: The Perception of the Torah in the Psalms of Solomon and in Paul’s Letter to the Galatians

Coping with Dissonance: Theodicy, Genre, and Epistemology in the Psalms of Solomon

Social Memory Features in the Psalms of Solomon