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King Solomon

In Our Time: Religion

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Solomon - A Great Incrustation of Legend

There are two main accounts of solomon. The first is in one king's one to 12, and the second in two chronicles. Both cover the same mater al, but the chronicler feels that he needs to rewrite it. He plays down the wisdom aspect in favour of the temple. And this is where both accounts are very much idealized. We have to take them with a slight historical pinch of salt.

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