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Wise King, Royal Fool - Semiotics, Satire and Proverbs 1-9 (Hardcover)
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Wise King, Royal Fool - Semiotics, Satire and Proverbs 1-9 (Hardcover)
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
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This study focuses on a reading of Proverbs 19 as satire and argues
that it alludes to two points of critique against Solomon: his
political policy of socio-economic injustice and his numerous
sexual (in)discretions. That Solomon abandoned his divinely
proscribed duty only evinces his lack of fear of Yahweh. First,
Solomon demonstrates his lack of discernment by an inability to
rule with righteousness, justice and equity because of
administrative policies that bled the innocent dry of their
resources for his own self-aggrandizement. Second, Solomon's sexual
behavior reflects his need of Wisdom as the personification of
eroticism. The absence of the fear of Yahweh in Solomon prompts the
poets reproof in Proverbs 19 that he should resume his proper role
of Torah meditation. How the son responds to the decision posed to
him remains decidedly open-ended, since satire generally offers no
denouement to its plot. Nevertheless, the signs of this satiric
poetry intimate the wise king as a royal fool.
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