Solomon : Israel's ironic icon of human achievement /
Walter Brueggemann.
- Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina, c2005.
- xiii, 301 p. ; 24 cm.
- Studies on personalities of the Old Testament .
- Studies on personalities of the Old Testament. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-280) and indexes.
Beginning points : history and canonicity -- The larger narrative in which "Solomon" is embedded -- The beloved son amid rough-and-tumble power -- How a modest Solomon became a large narrative Solomon : 1 Kings 3-11 -- "Solomon" as temple builder -- "Solomon" as wise king -- "Solomon" as economic genius -- The Deuteronomic proviso : the voice of ironic criticism -- Chronicles : Solomon glorious, one-dimensional, minus irony -- Solomon as durable teacher : Proverbs -- Solomon in canonical extrapolation : Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs -- Solomon among "the praises of Israel" -- Solomon in four belated refractions -- Postscript : Solomon in New Testament perspective.