Testament of Solomon

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Testament of Solomon (abbreviated TestSal or TSal ) is a Christian-Gnostic apocryphal script that is dated to the 4th century .

The content of the script written in Greek is the Solomonic temple building. It begins with the handing over of a signet ring from God to Solomon, with which he can control every demon. Solomon summons a number of demons, asks them about their characteristics, and appoints most of them to help build the temple. The building of the temple serves primarily as a framework; the lighting of the demons is the focus.

If many other Apocrypha are only testaments by name , the literary form of the TestSal can be recognized. Originally, Solomon's Testament was viewed as a text of Jewish, pre-Christian origin that was revised by early Christian authors. However, the commentary on the German translation published in 2006 suggests that the content dates entirely from the 4th century.

literature

Text output
  • FA Bornemann: The Testament of Solomon , translated from the Greek, in: Journal for historical theology 14/3 (1844), 9–56, at google books
  • Peter Busch: The Testament of Solomon. The oldest Christian demonology, annotated and in first German translation ; 2006, excerpts from google books
  • Dennis C. Duling: Testament of Solomon , in: James H. Charlesworth (ed.): The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha , Volume 1: Apocalyptic Literature and Testaments, The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library, Doubleday, 1983, 935-987.
  • FF Fleck: Scientific journey through southern Germany, Italy, Sicilien and Frankreick 2/3, Leipzig 1837, 111–140, reprint in: Jacques Paul Migne (ed.): Patrologia Graeca , Vol. 122, 1315–1358 with Latin translation .
  • Chester Charlton McCown: The Testament of Solomon , investigations into the New Testament 9, Leipzig 1922, at archive.org ( review by MR James )
Secondary literature
  • Dennis C. Duling: The Testament of Solomon : Retrospect and Prospect, in: Journal for the Study of Pseudepigrapha 2 (1988), 87-112.
  • Karl Preisendanz : Salomo , in: RE Suppl. 8 (1956), 660-704.
  • Eckard von Nordheim: The teaching of the old , Munich 1973, pp. 185–193, excerpts from google books

Web links

Text output
Wikisource: Translation by Paul Rießler  - sources and full texts
  • FC Conybeare: Translation , based on: Jewish Quarterly Review 9 (1898), 1-45.
information