Psalms of the Pharisees, Commonly Called the Psalms of Solomon: English Text

The Psalms bearing the name of Solomon form an important link between the Old Testament and the New and precede the Christian era only by a short interval. Before giving the Greek text and the English translation of the Psalms of Solomon for comparison, Herbert Edward Ryle and Montague Rhodes James provide the following 11 introductory chapters: • Editions • History of the Book • The MSS • Date and Authorship • Jewish Parties and the Religious Thought of the Psalms of Solomon • The Idea of the Messiah in the Psalms of Solomon • Place of Writing, Authorship, Purpose, Style, and Title of the Psalms of Solomon • The Psalms of Solomon and Jewish Literature • The Possibility of a Hebrew Original • The Character of the Greek Translation • The Date of the Greek Translation