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.
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Solomon : Israel's ironic icon of human achievement by Walter Brueggemann. ISBN 1570035784. Published by University of South Carolina Press in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
