Religious_views Solomon

1 religious views

1.1 judaism
1.2 christianity
1.3 islam
1.4 bahá í

religious views
judaism

king solomon sinned acquiring many foreign wives , horses because thought knew reason biblical prohibition , thought did not apply him. when king solomon married daughter of egyptian pharaoh, sandbank formed formed great nation of rome – nation destroyed second temple (herod s temple). solomon gradually lost more , more prestige until became commoner. regained status while others did not. in end however, regarded righteous king , praised diligence in building temple.

the seder olam rabba holds solomon s reign not in 1000 bce, rather in 9th century bce, during time built first temple in 832 bce. however, 1906 jewish encyclopedia gives more common date of 971 931 b.c. .

christianity

russian icon of king solomon. depicted holding model of temple (18th century, iconostasis of kizhi monastery, russia).

christianity has traditionally accepted historical existence of solomon, though modern christian scholars have questioned @ least authorship of biblical texts ascribed him. such disputes tend divide christians traditionalist , modernist camps.

of 2 genealogies of jesus given in gospels, matthew mentions solomon, luke not. commentators see issue can reconciled while others disagree. instance, has been suggested luke using joseph s genealogy , matthew using mary s, darrell bock states unprecedented, when no other single woman appears in line . other suggestions include use 1 of royal , other of natural line, 1 using legal line , other physical line, or joseph adopted.

jesus makes reference solomon, using him comparison purposes in admonition against worrying life. account recorded in matthew 6:29 , parallel passage in luke 12:27

in eastern orthodox church, solomon commemorated saint, title of righteous prophet , king . feast day celebrated on sunday of holy forefathers (two sundays before great feast of nativity of lord).

the staunchly catholic king philip ii of spain sought model himself after king solomon. statues of king david , solomon stand on either side of entrance basilica of el escorial, philip s palace, , solomon depicted in great fresco @ center of el escorial s library. philip identified warrior-king david own father charles v, , himself sought emulate thoughtful , logical character perceived in solomon. moreover, structure of escorial inspired of solomon s temple.

islam

mausoleum of solomon, aqsa mosque compound, jerusalem

in islamic tradition, solomon venerated prophet , messenger of god, divinely appointed monarch, ruled on kingdom of israel. in judaism, islam recognizes solomon son of king david, considered prophet , king but, refuses claim solomon turned idolatry. 1 of enslaved jinn escaped enslavment, instead, , took on kingdom , pose solomon, while others thought indeed become ruthless king.

and followed devils taught during reign of solomon. not solomon disbelieved, devils disbelieved. taught people witchcraft , revealed in babil (arabic: بَـابِـل‎, babylon) 2 angels harut , marut. did not teach until had said test, not lose faith. learned them means cause separation between man , wife. cannot harm except god s permission. , learned harm them , not benefit them. yet knew whoever deals in have no share in hereafter. miserable sold souls for, if knew.

the qur’an ascribes solomon great level of wisdom, knowledge , power. knew mantiq al-tayr (arabic: مـنـطـق الـطـيـر‎, language of birds). solomon known in islam have other supernatural abilities bestowed upon him allah, after special request solomon himself, such controlling wind, ruling on jinn, including demons, , hearing of distant speeches ants:

, solomon (we made) wind (obedient): morning (stride) month s (journey), , evening (stride) month s (journey); , made font of molten brass flow him; , there jinns worked in front of him, leave of lord, , if of them turned aside our command, made him taste of penalty of blazing fire. (34: 12) , @ length, when came (lowly) valley of ants, 1 of ants said: o ye ants, habitations, lest solomon , hosts crush (under foot) without knowing it. – smiled, amused @ speech; , said: o rabb (arabic: رَبّ‎, lord)! order me may grateful thy favors, thou hast bestowed on me , on parents, , may work righteousness please thee: , admit me, thy grace, ranks of thy righteous servants. (27: 18–19)

the qur’an mentions solomon 17 times, , islamic tradition attributes solomon saying: ra s al-hikmah makhafat allah (arabic: رأس الـحـكـمـة مـخـافـة الله‎, beginning of wisdom fear of god ).

bahá í

in bahá í faith, solomon regarded 1 of lesser prophets along david, isaiah, jeremiah, ezekiel, along others. baha see solomon prophet sent god address issues of time. baha ullah wrote solomon in hidden words. mentions solomon in tablet of wisdom, depicted contemporary of pythagoras.