#29 Reflections on Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs as Marking the Developments in Solomon’s Life

 

The “Solomon” Trilogy?

  • While the connections with Solomon in Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs are mostly indirect, his name and circumstances are linked to each. What might this indicate?
  • One possibility:
    - Proverbs emerges from the young Solomon who displayed much wisdom and colored Israel’s international character because of it
    - Ecclesiastes might emerge from the reminiscences of an old Solomon who realized much of his later-life folly, and was trying to recover a sense of self and wisdom
    - Song of Songs could be the work of someone after Solomon died who created a morality play about love based on the failings of the great king
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