Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9789047412632
,
9789004136144
Series Statement:
Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 84
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe I Cried to the Lord : A Study of the Psalms of Solomon's Historical Background and Social Setting Leiden : BRILL, 2004 ISBN 9789004136144
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789047412632
