> >... If anyone can
> >identify a book currently in print that contains a translation of the "Psalms
> >of Solomon", I would be most grateful.
>
> Try your search on " The Odes of Solomon". You may be more successful.
>
> Josef Gulka
Joe Gulka's response needs some nuancing. It is true that searching for
"Odes of Solomon" might bring one to "Psalms of Solomon," but these are
two separate and quite different compilations, the former (Odes) preserved
primarily in Syriac and almost certainly "Christian" in its present form,
and the latter (Psalms) preserved in Greek and Syriac and most probably
basically Jewish (but of course, copied by Christians). These collections
are not to be confused with another, usually simply called "Odes" and
consisting of well-known (liturgical) hymns/poems from Jewish and
Christian Scriptures (and in some texts, elsewhere!). In the Rahlfs
edition of "LXX" both these "Odes" (as in many MSS, linked to Psalms --
"Psalms and Odes") and the "Psalms of Solomon" are included, but not the
"Odes of Solomon" (for which in any event, no complete Greek text has been
preserved). Yes, it is confusing, at least until you actually examine the
texts!
Bob
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