Editing Testament of Solomon (section)

{{Short description|Pseudepigraphical work ascribed to Solomon}}
The '''Testament of Solomon''' is a [[pseudepigrapha|pseudepigraphical]] composite text ascribed to [[King Solomon]] but not regarded as [[Biblical canon|canonical]] [[Religious text|scripture]] by [[Jews]] or [[Christians|Christian]] groups. It was written in the Greek language, based on precedents dating back to the early 1st millennium AD, but was likely not completed in any meaningful textual sense until sometime in the [[Middle Ages]].<ref name=autogenerated2>{{Cite journal|last=Schwarz|first=Sarah L.|date=May 2007|title=Reconsidering the Testament of Solomon|journal=Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha|volume=16|issue=3|pages=203–237|doi=10.1177/0951820707077166|s2cid=161837257|issn=0951-8207}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/divinity/rt/otp/guestlectures/harding/|title=Harding, J. & Alexander, A. {{!}} Old Testament Pseudepigrapha |author=University of St. Andrews |archive-date=2019-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503205000/https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/divinity/rt/otp/guestlectures/harding/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In its most noteworthy [[recensions]], the text describes how Solomon was enabled to build [[Solomon's Temple|his temple]] by commanding demons by means of a [[Seal of Solomon|magical ring]] that was entrusted to him by the archangel [[Michael (archangel)|Michael]].