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A Utopian Moment: Solomon, the Queen of Sheba, and the Negotiation of Utopia and Tragedy in 1 Kgs 1-11
DownloadFall 2014
The Solomonic era represents a period of respite within Israel’s imagined history. In contrast to the general tendency towards social entropy that otherwise characterizes the biblical story, Solomon establishes a golden age in which Israel occupies an ideal state of existence. As such, this...
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Fall 2017
Narratives of King Solomon’s life and reign are preserved in both the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, and both texts contain similar narrative elements and mnemonic constructions, such as Solomon’s role as Temple builder and his great wisdom. Other elements of the narrative have been...