solomon isn't even proven to exist

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So, briefly, Thank you for posting these fascinating pieces, I am looking forward to listen to all that you have here.

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MustyOldBooks, it's Michael V. Fox's sort of disinformation which is the myth. First, the Song of Songs is best explained as being written in the "Royal Hebrew" of David's and Solomon's time, with influences from Phoenician as well as Israelite and Judahite dialects. Later Hebrew drew on Royal Hebrew, not on Torah Hebrew, as its primary model, explaining the superficial similarities. Second, Egyptian chronology is badly flawed to this day, thanks to Manetho's chronology; correct it and one sees that it was Solomon who influenced Egypt, at least as much as vice versa (just as the Bible says). Third, making large revisions to such a self-contained, elegant text as the Song would simply shatter the melopoetic structure, which has no awkwardness at all. I could say more if space allowed, but something tells me that Fox is working from false premises or is grinding an axe, or both.

The Song of Songs and the Ancient Egyptian Love Songs by Michael V. Fox compares the Hebrew version of the Song of Songs (written around the 2nd or 3rd century B.C.) with the original ancient Egyptian love songs/poems written centuries before Israel existed. He examines them nearly line for line including places where the Hebrew scribe clipped off the end of lines because of the awkward translation. I don't know whether the knowledge would help or hinder the musical notes claim since I am not a musician. I was surprised to hear in the NPR story that the Song of Songs was written by Solomon. I thought that myth had long since been done away with.

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