Essays on the Psalms of Solomon

The Psalms of Solomon, a collection of 18 Jewish psalms from the Second Temple period, have long been a fascinating topic for scholarship. In this volume, leading scholars from a range of disciplines offer new insights into the cultural background, literary form, theological themes, and reception history of the Psalms of Solomon. The essays address a range of topics, including the origin of the text in Palestinian Judaism, the temple in the Psalms of Solomon, and the question of its canonical status.Felix Albrecht: The Psalms of Solomon as a Witness of Palestinian Judaism - Mika S. Pajunen: The Psalms of Solomon in the Context of Late Second Temple Period Psalms - Vasile Babota: The Temple in the Psalms of Solomon - Julia Rath: Exile and Diaspora in the Psalms of Solomon - Nathan C. Johnson: Is the Messiah in Psalm of Solomon 17 Militant or Not? The Debate and a Proposed Rapprochement - Jason M. Zurawski: Solomonic Paideia: Divine Pedagogy in the Psalms of Solomon and the Book of Wisdom - František Ábel: The Question of the Eschatological Participation of the Gentiles in the Psalms of Solomon 17 and Romans 11- Marc Rastoin: PsSal 16,4 et Ac 26,14 ou l'aiguillon de l'héllenisme - Patrick Pouchelle: The First Greek Quotation of the Psalms of Solomon Ever Found and Its Importance for the History of the Reception of This Text - Gilles Dorival: L'appartenance des Psaumes de Salomon au canon biblique - Kenneth Atkinson: The Transmission History and Reception of the Psalms of Solomon