Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2023-11-17
Books mentioned on CLASSIC: What is the Key of Solomon?
Imagine that you could possess a genuine, real-life spellbook -- something that could enable you to summon and command otherworldly powers, to accrue riches and shed light on the dark mysteries of the heavens.
Ben Bowlin discussed Necronomicon by H.P. Lovecraft, The Greater Key of Solomon by King Solomon, Origen on the Song of Songs as the Spirit of Scripture by J. Christopher King, The Proverbs of Solomon (Deluxe Hardcover Book) by King Solomon, The Lesser Key of Solomon by Joseph H. Peterson, The Testament of Solomon by King Solomon, and De praestigiis daemonum by Johann Weyer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Necronomicon
Discussed“I love that you mention the Necronomicon at the top of the show null because for everyone listening if you're a fan of horror movies you're intimate familiar with that old Trope of the cursed book and lovecraft's Necronomicon Howard Philip Lovecraft uh he he made this book it's a perfect example of what we're talking about because for years”
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The Greater Key of Solomon
Discussed“today's episode is about one of the most famous grimas in existence the book or slash books known as the key of Solomon”
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Origen on the Song of Songs as the Spirit of Scripture
Discussed“he composed 3,000 Proverbs 1,05 songs he wrote the song of songs The Book of Proverbs and other religious works in the Jewish tradition”
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The Proverbs of Solomon (Deluxe Hardcover Book)
Discussed“he composed 3,000 Proverbs 1,05 songs he wrote the song of songs The Book of Proverbs and other religious works in the Jewish tradition”
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The Lesser Key of Solomon
Discussed“he is thought to be the builder of the first temple in Jerusalem and the last ruler of the Kingdom of Israel before it was divided into the northern kingdom in the southern Kingdom of Judah and in the tradition concerning the key of Solomon or also in the Lesser key of Solomon which we'll we'll have to mention because”
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The Testament of Solomon
Discussed“we mentioned there are other books that came later like The Testament of Solomon or the Lesser key of Solomon that's the one with uh the 72 demons and their properties named”
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De praestigiis daemonum
Discussed“so the Lesser key of Solomon is is based on a another book or a couple of different books one by a guy named Johan V or Johan wi called they prestigious Damon”
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