Solomon : Israel's ironic icon of human achievement - Brueggemann, Walter (Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina, 2005)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-280) and indexes.
Keywords: Solomon, -- King of Israel; Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc