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Solomon: World Class Ruler or Poor King?
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... Solomon: World Class Ruler or Poor King? 1 Kings 1-11 describes the reign of King Solomon as a glorious and well respected ruler of the ancient world. However there are several weaknesses in this belief that the following authors analyze from varying perspectives. It is certain that Solomon wasn't all he was portrayed as. K. Lawson Younger Jr. in his article The Figurative Aspect and the Contextual Method in the Evaluation of the Solomonic Empire (1 Kings 1-11), debates the figurative and ideological aspects of the Solomon biblical narrative. Younger finds fault in the claim of biblical scholars, that the story of Solomon in 1 Kings should be accepted as literally as it is written because of its detailed descriptions of officials and other aspects of the reign of Solomon. He refutes this idea with his belief that the text is loaded with hyperbole and political ideology, and should not
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