After reading the section from the Kebra Negast about King Solomon and Queen Sheba I realized how silly history can be. That Ethiopia claims to be the new location for the Solomonic line of kings is amusing. That anyone from Ethiopia cares who their kings are descended from is also funny. Okay, so my perspective is a 21st century one, but still.... the idea that a king is only legitimized by bloodline is completely problematic. Do the king's credentials mean anything or is it simply a matter of family names?
Another interesting thing about this reading in relation to the Psalms: the author tries to make the reader believe that the whole Solomon/Sheba affair was 100% OK and both people are still very cool cats. I wonder how many Ethiopians that bought into this idea were familiar with the Psalms. Would it have changed their outlook? Who knows. My guess is: probably not.
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