Critical Reflections on the Odes of Solomon Vol.1: Literary Setting, Textual Studies, Gnosticism, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospel of John

includes index and biblioraphy

Part I THE LITERARY SETTING OF THE ODES Introduction Chapter 1 THE ODES OF SOLOMON-. AN OVERVIEW Chapter 2 HYMNS AND ODES IN EARLY JUDAISM Chapter 3 HYMNS AND ODES IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY Chapter 4 THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE OF THE ODES OF SOLOMON Part II TEXTUAL STUDIES Chapter 5 IN EARLIEST CHRISTIANITY Chapter 6 PARONOMASIA AND ASSONANCE IN THE SYRIAC TEXT OF THE ODES OF SOLOMON Chapter 7 HAPLOGRAPHY AND PHILOLOGY: A STUDY OF ODE OF SOLOMON 16.8 Part III GNOSTICISM, THE ODES OF SOLOMON, THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS AND THE GOSPEL OF JOHN Chapter 8 THE ODES OF SOLOMON: NOT GNOSTIC Chapter 9 QUMRAN, JOHN, AND THE ODES OE SOLOMON Chapter 10 THE ODES OF SOLOMON AND THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 2