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Questions of Solomon

A lost Jewish work containing questions and answers attributed to Solomon, known only from fragments and references.|||Only fragments and references survive.|||Probably composed in the 1st–3rd century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition.|||Fragmentary. Contains questions and answers attributed to Solomon, concerning wisdom, the nature of the soul, and the end of days.|||Charlesworth, J. H., ed. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 2. Doubleday, 1985.|||Questions of Solomon — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questions_of_Solomon|Background and scholarly discussion.|||" And Solomon asked: What is wisdom, and where does it dwell?" — Questions of Solomon (paraphrase)

Collection: Jewish Pseudepigrapha Canon: varies

Canon Status

Not canonical in any tradition.

Date & Provenance

Probably composed in the 1st–3rd century CE.

Language & Manuscripts

Only fragments and references survive.

Why It Matters for Study

Fragmentary. Contains questions and answers attributed to Solomon, concerning wisdom, the nature of the soul, and the end of days.

" And Solomon asked: What is wisdom, and where does it dwell?" — Questions of Solomon (paraphrase)

Read the Text & External Resources

Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.

  • " And Solomon asked: What is wisdom, and where does it dwell?" — Questions of Solomon (paraphrase) " And Solomon asked: What is wisdom, and where does it dwell?" — Questions of Solomon (paraphrase)

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Further Reading

Charlesworth, J. H., ed. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 2. Doubleday, 1985.
Questions of Solomon — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questions_of_Solomon|Background and scholarly discussion.
" And Solomon asked: What is wisdom, and where does it dwell?" — Questions of Solomon (paraphrase)