Salomo

by Kunz-lubcke, Andreas

• ISBN13: 9783374021857
• ISBN10: 3374021859
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-15
• Publisher: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt

Summary

English summary: SOLOMON: The Wisdom of a Man Who Loved WomenThe Bible portrays Solomon as the most resplendent king in the history of Israel. Foreign rulers and peoples threw themselves at his feet, he amassed immeasurable riches, and he erected legendary edifices. Scholars, on the other hand, speak very differently of him. He is not mentioned in any independent historical source, and not one of the edifices he is said to have built has ever been discovered by archaeologists. But even his biblical image conveys certain tensions. On the one hand Solomon is shown as a great politician, a wise statesman and an experienced economist. On the other hand he is not entirely devoted to God. Above all dedicated to women, in the end he fails before his God. And with him the idea of a united Israel rising splendidly above its neighbors is also doomed to fail. This book provides a vivid impression of the different images of Solomon encountered in the literature of Israel, and of their reflection and interpretation in Judaism and the Islam. German text. German description: Salomo - Von der Weisheit eines Frauenliebhabers Der Bibel gilt Salomo als der glanzvollste Konig in der Geschichte Israels. Fremde Herrscher und Volker lagen ihm zu Fussen, er haufte unermessliche Reichtumer auf, seine Bauten waren legendar. Die Wissenschaft indes spricht eine andere Sprache. Keine ausserbiblische Quelle erwahnt ihn und auf keines seiner Bauwerke sind die Archaologen gestossen. Und selbst das biblische Bild ist spannungsvoll.