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001			ocn670481527
003			OCoLC
005			20251028093250.0
008			101020s2011 ctua b 001 0beng
010			_a 2010044594
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780300137187
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _dYDX _dBTCTA _dYDXCP _dERASA _dIOG _dBWX _dCDX _dUKMGB _dALAUL _dMIX _dLMR _dBDX _dKEC _dOCLCA _dVF$
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020			_a9780300137187 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020			_a0300137184
035			_a(OCoLC)670481527
050	0	0	_aBS 580.S6 _bW44 2011
049			_aVF$A
100	1		_aWeitzman, Steven, _d1965-
245	1	0	_aSolomon : _bthe lure of wisdom / _cSteven Weitzman.
260			_aNew Haven, CT : _bYale University Press, _cc2011.
300			_axxviii, 197 p. : _bill. ; _c22 cm.
490	1		_aJewish lives
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aA life in letters -- A lust for knowledge -- Succession struggles -- Solomonic judgments -- Sacred books, satanic verses -- The King of kings -- Building heaven on earth -- Mining for Solomon's gold -- Difficult questions from a dubious queen -- A thousand and one sex scandals -- Afterthoughts.
520			_aTradition has it that King Solomon knew everything there was to know -- the mysteries of nature, of love, of God himself -- but what do we know of him? Esteemed biblical scholar Steven Weitzman reintroduces readers to Solomon's story and its surprising influence in shaping Western culture, and he also examines what Solomon's life, wisdom, and writings have come to mean for Jews, Christians, and Muslims over the past two thousand years. Weitzman's Solomon is populated by a colorful cast of ambitious characters -- Byzantine emperors, explorers, rabbis, saints, scientists, poets, archaeologists, trial judges, reggae singers, and moviemakers among them -- whose common goal is to unearth the truth about Solomon's life and wisdom. Filled with the Solomonic texts of the Bible, along with lesser known magical texts and other writings, this book challenges both religious and secular assumptions. Even as it seeks to tell the story of ancient Israel's greatest ruler, this insightful book is also a meditation on the Solomonic desire to know all of life's secrets, and on the role of this desire in world history. --From publisher description.
600	0	0	_aSolomon, _cKing of Israel.
650		0	_aJews _xKings and rulers _vBiography.
630	0	0	_aBible _pOld Testament _vBiography.
650		0	_aJews _vBiography.
650		0	_aKings and rulers _vBiography.
830		0	_aJewish lives (New Haven, Conn.)
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