Chapter Five. “How is Jesus Greater than Solomon?” Solomon and Jesus as Magicians (Healers and Exorcists)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgements IX
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter One. Biographies Correspond 15
6. Chapter Two. Solomon and Jesus—Two Sons of God, and of David? 32
7. Chapter Three. Solomon—His Actions and Books: Prefiguration, Typology, and His Teachings 56
8. Chapter Four. The Divine Presence and a Heavenly Voice Come to Solomon’s Aid—On Sin, Repentance, and Absolution 76
9. Chapter Five. “How is Jesus Greater than Solomon?” Solomon and Jesus as Magicians (Healers and Exorcists) 96
10. Chapter Six. Miracles and Wonders: Magic, Satan, and Demons 119
11. Chapter Seven. Solomon’s Wisdom—From Hermes to Aristotle 136
12. Chapter Eight. Solomon, Aristoteles Judaicus, and the Invention of a Pseudo- Solomonic Library 172
13. Afterword 191
14. Bibliography 193
15. Name Index 230