Solomon: The Temple-Birther
Taken from The Women's Bible Commentary
contributor: SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
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Solomon: The Temple-Birther
The man of peace (1 Chr. 22:9), Solomon, is a peculiar character in Chronicles. Stripped of his role as temple builder, and relegated to being a mere general contractor and decorator, he is also stripped of his women: no catalogue of wives and secondary wives, those women who cause him so much trouble in other texts (cf. Sir. 47:19–20)…
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