The Lost Novel of King Solomon and the Demons
Language: German
Published by Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG, 2026
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- Title
- The Lost Novel of King Solomon and the Demons
- Author
- Gradel, Ittai/Pedersen, Nils Arne
- Publisher
- Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Leinen
- Language
- German
- ISBN 10
- 3162000661
- ISBN 13
- 9783162000668
Ittai Gradel und Nils Arne Pedersen eröffnen einen neuen Zugang zum apokryphen Testament Salomos durch die Verbindung von Archäologie und Textforschung. Ausgangspunkt sind zehn Ringe aus dem 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr., die alle die griechische Inschrift „Solomôn legei: phylaxai" - "Salomo sagt: Pass auf!" tragen. Diese apotropäische Formel erschließt sich nur im Zusammenhang des Testament Salomos, in dem der König mit einem von Gott verliehenen Ring Macht über die Dämonen erhält. In einer zentralen Szene zwingt er zwei Dämonen mit dem Befehl „Pass auf!" eine Säule bis zum Jüngsten Tag zu stützen. Gerade diese Szene erhielt bleibende Bedeutung und erklärt den magischen Gebrauch der Formel.
Die datierbaren Funde liefern einen terminus ante quem für den Text und eröffnen neue Überlegungen zu seiner literarischen Gestalt: Während das überlieferte Testament zwischen Erzählform in erster und dritter Person wechselt, legen die Inschriften nahe, dass eine ursprüngliche Fassung in der dritten Person vorlag, die später überarbeitet wurde. Daraus entwickeln die Autoren eine Theorie der Redaktionsgeschichte.
Darüber hinaus zeigt sich ein enger Bezug zur Volksfrömmigkeit des frühen Christentums, abseits patristischer Eliten. Die christliche Ikonographie auf mehreren Ringen, der Fundkontext von Abu Mena und die Einbindung jüdischer Salomo-Traditionen sprechen für einen Entstehungsort im christlichen Alexandria. Mit ihrer interdisziplinären Verknüpfung von Archäologie, Religionsgeschichte, Apokryphenforschung und Folklore gelangen die Autoren zu neuen Einsichten.
Die Anhänge enthalten Übersetzungen bislang unveröffentlichter Versionen des Testament Salomos, darunter ein neu bezeugtes agraphon, sowie eine kritische Edition einer syrischen Parallelüberlieferung. Damit entsteht eine grundlegende Neupositionierung des Textes innerhalb der antiken Religions- und Literaturgeschichte.
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About the Author
Born 1959; 1996 Habilitation; Associate Professor, School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University.
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