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I Cried to the Lord: A Study of the Psalms of Solomon's Historical Background and Social Setting
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This study examines the date of composition, the social setting, the provenance, and the religious affiliation of the eighteen Greek poems known as the Psalms of Solomon, a Palestinian Jewish pseudepigraphon from the first century B.C.E. The book is divided into two major historical units: Pompeian and pre-Pompeian era Psalms of Solomon. A separate chapter examines the remaining Psalms of which the precise historical backgrounds are uncertain. All chapters include a translation of the psalm under examination, textual notes, and a discussion of all the characters mentioned in the text. The book explores the Psalms of Solomon's use of poetry to document Pompey's 63 B.C.E. conquest of Jerusalem through a comparison with contemporary classical texts, Dead Sea Scrolls, and archaeology. -- Provided by publisher
Keywords
Psalms of Solomon -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D;
Document Type
Book
ISBN
9789004136144
Publication Date
2004
Publisher
Brill
City
Leiden
Department
Department of History
Object Description
272 p. ; 24 cm
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Atkinson, Kenneth, "I Cried to the Lord: A Study of the Psalms of Solomon's Historical Background and Social Setting" (2004). Faculty Book Gallery. 224.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facbook/224