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The Testament of Solomon is an Old Testament pseudepigraphical work ascribed to King Solomon of Jerusalem. It describes how Solomon was enabled to build his Temple by commanding demons by means of a magical ring entrusted to him by the Archangel Michael. The issue of Jewish or Christian origin of the Testament is difficult to determine on account of the syncretistic nature of magic in general, but allusions in the book suggest a Christian composition or redaction. Though the Testament contains what might be termed Jewish elements, these are not sufficiently clear to determine with certainty a Jewish contribution to the work. Scholarly opinion on when the Testament was written varies widely. There is no doubt that the Testament refers to traditional content which is extremely ancient, but dating the traditions referred to in the Testament is not the same as dating the Testament as a particular text, and one needs to keep this distinction in mind. == History == Despite the text's claim to have been a first-hand account of King Solomon's construction of the Temple of Jerusalem, its original publication dates sometime between the 1st and 5th centuries CE,〔Conybeare, F.C. ''The Testament of Solomon'', The Jewish Quarterly Review, Vol. 11, No. 1, (Oct.,1898)p. 1〕 over a thousand years after King Solomon's death and the temple's completion. The real author or authors of the text remain unknown. The text was originally written in Greek and contains numerous theological and magical themes ranging from Christianity and Judaism to Greek mythology and astrology that possibly hint at a Christian writer with a Greek background. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Testament of Solomon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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