Testament of Solomon
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
- FC Conybeare: Translation , based on: Jewish Quarterly Review 9 (1898), 1-45.
- information
- Crawford Howell Toy: Testament of Solomon. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
- James Harding / Loveday Alexander: Dating the Testament of Solomon , St Andrews 1999.