REL 252: Study Guide 17

Harris: ch. 15

What is your evaluation of Solomon (before reading 1 Kgs 1–11 & afterward)?

Cf. the "ways of the king" in 1 Kgs 8.10–18 & also Deut 17.14–20: do these passages sound like Solomon's CV?

What is the Deuteronomistic view of Solomon in 1 Kgs 11.1–13? What is the result of Solomon's behavior?

Do you think Solomon was popular with his own subjects during his lifetime? Can you show biblical support for your response.

Was Solomon's labor policy a wise policy? Show biblical support for your response.

1 Kgs 12: is a (northern-Mosaic) sympathetic reading of this possible?