@techreport{Gillmayr-Bucher2019, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Gillmayr-Bucher, Susanne}, title = {Glory and Remorse: Transitions in Solomon's Prayer (1 Kings 8).}, series = {Susanne Gillmayr-Bucher; Maria H{\"a}usl (Hg.). Prayers and the Construction of Israelite Identity. Ancient Israel and its Literature 35. Atlanta: SBL, 2019.}, number = {35}, editor = {Gillmayr-Bucher, Susanne and H{\"a}usl, Maria}, pages = {125 -- 146}, year = {2019}, abstract = {The stories in the first book of Kings present Solomon as one of the most successful kings in the Bible. He is a most wise and rich ruler, establishing justice, maintaining peace, and he also builds the first temple for YHWH in Jerusalem. Visits and homages from kings all over the world further empha- size Solomon's glory. This dominant image of King Solomon is, however, contradicted at the beginning and ending of the story. The executions that guarantee Solomon's succession to the throne (1 Kgs 2), Solomon's apostasy (1 Kgs 11), and the oppression of opponents tarnish the king's reputation. The story of Solomon primarily unfolds as a narration about this king: the narrating voice presents Solomon and his actions, allowing the readers to follow the literary figure of the king, while hardly providing any insight into his perspective. Thus Solomon's inner world of ideas, his wishes, intentions, or emotions, are not revealed, and the readers are only allowed an external view of this figure.}, subject = {Salomo / Bibel}, language = {en} }