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The Testament of Solomon indulges this craziness.

> the text describes how Solomon was enabled to build his temple by commanding demons by means of a magical ring that was entrusted to him by the archangel Michael.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testament_of_Solomon

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> The Testament of Solomon is a pseudepigraphical composite text ascribed to King Solomon but not regarded as canonical scripture by Jews or 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.

Yeah that’s super reliable…

Moreover cannonical and historical truth are orthogonal axes.

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