The Odes of Solomon

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The Odes of Solomon are 42 ecstatic, mystical hymns of extraordinary beauty, possibly the oldest surviving Christian poetry. They describe a Christianity of milk and honey and living water, of the Spirit as a feminine dove, of mystical union with the divine that has more in common with Sufi poetry than with institutional doctrine. The Holy Spirit is referred to in the feminine throughout. Salvatio

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Edition018

FormatDigital PDF

Editorial statusIn review

TraditionMystery Schools

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01 / Historical context

Possibly the earliest Christian hymnal, written 1st–2nd century AD. Not included in any Biblical canon. Entirely lost to scholarship until 1909.

02 / Why it matters

The earliest Christian hymns. Not in your hymnal. Here.

From / associated with the text

““As the sun is joy to them that seek his daybreak, so is my joy the Lord; because He is my Sun, and His rays have lifted me up, and His light hath dispelled all darkness from my face.””

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The Odes of Solomon

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