The Psalms and Odes of Solomon: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Psalms and Odes of Solomon, credited to Unknown, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of The Psalms and Odes of Solomon, translated by Rendel Harris. Read by Sam Stinson. One of the Pseudepigrapha, the Psalms of Solomon is a group of eighteen psalms (religious songs or poems) that are not part of any scriptural canon (they are, however, found in copies of the Peshitta). The Psalms of Solomon were referenced in Early Christian writings, but lost to modern scholars until a Greek manuscript was rediscovered in the 17th century. Politically, the Psalms of Solomon are anti-Maccabee, and some psalms in the collection show a clear awareness of the Roman conquest of Jerusalem under Pompey in 63 BCE, metaphorically treating him as a dragon who had been sent by God to punish the Maccabees. The Odes of Solomon is a collection of 42 odes attributed to Solomon. Various scholars have dated the composition of these religious poems to anywhere in the range of the first three centuries AD. The original language of the Odes is thought to have been either Greek or Syriac, and to be generally Christian in background. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Psalms and Odes of Solomon
• Author credits: Unknown
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 5
• Listed recording duration: 1:46:20

Catalogue topics

• Religion
• poetry

Track guide

1. 1 - Psalms and Odes of Solomon, Psalms part 1 — 24:39
2. 2 - Psalms and Odes of Solomon, Psalms part 2 — 20:04
3. 3 - Psalms and Odes of Solomon, Odes part 1 — 23:09
4. 4 - Psalms and Odes of Solomon, Odes part 2 — 20:52
5. 5 - Psalms and Odes of Solomon, Odes part 3 — 17:38

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