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Class Work:

• Baptism & Confirmation: Presentation on Infant Baptism Reconsidered
• Pauline Literature: Household Management Presentation
• Medieval Church History: Did Lay People have Access to the Bible in the Middle Ages?
• Synoptic Gospels and Acts: A Scriptural Guide to Confession
• Pentateuch and the Historical Books: What was Solomon's Sin?
• Patristic Church: The Effects of Baptism in Confessions and in De Mysteriis
• Graduate Writing: Intellectual Formation Paper

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• Wishlist
• A LaTeX Style File for the Kenrick M.A. Thesis
• The Steps of Holy Orders
• A Guide to Using GNU/Linux at Kenrick
• The Secret Past of the Second Floor Lion Revealed!

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Pentateuch and the Historical Books: Exegesis Paper

My Paper: What was Solomon's Sin?: The Deuteronomist's Account in 1 Kings 11:1-13

Read What was Solomon's Sin?: The Deuteronomist's Account in 1 Kings 11:1-13 in PDF or in OpenDocument format.

Online Appendices

Liturgical and Homiletic Interaction

The account of Solomon's downfall in 1 Kings 11 does appear in the Lectionary for weekdays but is not coordinated with the Gospel reading. Given the ubiquitous theme in the Deuteronomistic History that disobedience to the covenant leads to ruin for the nation, it should be easy to incorporate the passage into a homily. A homily based primarily on 1 Kings 11 might emphasize God's faithfulness to the Davidic covenant despite the sins of David's own son, with a Christological end in mind.

Integration with Church Teaching and the Curriculum

There are no recent Church documents which rely on 1 Kings 11. My exegesis of this passage does fit into the broader sense of the course because of this passage's role in the understanding of the division of the unified kingdom of Israel. The proper understanding of this historical event as well as an accurate theological interpretation of it also fit into the context of the study of Salvation History.

Ongoing Education

The exegesis of this passage helped me to realize the necessity in finding the literal sense of Scripture as a foundation. It also showed me that there is not always clear agreement in the scholarly community with evidence for several positions which must be sorted. Through all of this, I hope to develop a better sense of the importance of the Old Testament and the environment in which it was written so that I might better appreciate the truths revealed in the New Testament.

Assessment of Program Goals

There is an obvious lesson on celibacy in the 1 Kings 11 account. The message, however, is that Solomon's great number of wives as well as his wealth and power were symptomatic of a lack of trust in God's providence and a reliance on the things of this world. We would all do well to keep in mind that "the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord."