Book of Wisdom
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The Book of Wisdom is a deuterocanonical biblical text that offers poetic reflections on divine wisdom, righteousness, and the fate of the just and unjust.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament book
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deuterocanonical biblical book → poetic religious text → wisdom literature → |
| attributedTo |
King Solomon
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| canonicalStatus |
deuterocanonical
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| emphasizes |
faithfulness to God
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moral responsibility → punishment of the unjust → reward of the just → |
| estimatedDate |
1st century BCE
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2nd century BCE → |
| genre |
wisdom literature
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| hasAlternativeName |
Wisdom
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Wisdom of Solomon → |
| includedIn |
Septuagint
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| influenced |
Christian theology of wisdom
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New Testament authors → doctrines of the afterlife → |
| language |
Koine Greek
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| literaryForm |
didactic exhortation
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poetic discourse → |
| notPartOf |
Hebrew Bible canon
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most Protestant biblical canons → |
| partOf |
Catholic biblical canon
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Eastern Orthodox biblical canon → |
| periodOfComposition |
Hellenistic period
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| placeOfComposition |
Alexandria
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Egypt → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism → |
| scholarlyAuthorship |
anonymous Hellenistic Jewish author
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| section |
exhortation to righteousness and reflection on death
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praise of wisdom and its role in history → reflection on Israel’s history and the Exodus → |
| structure |
three main sections
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| targetAudience |
Hellenistic Jews
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persecuted righteous → |
| theme |
creation and providence
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divine wisdom → exodus traditions → fate of the wicked → idolatry and its folly → immortality of the righteous → justice of God → righteousness → |
| usedIn |
Catholic liturgy
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Eastern Orthodox liturgy → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Douay–Rheims Bible
("Wisdom of Solomon")
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Eastern Orthodox canon ("Wisdom of Solomon") → |
includesBook |
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Apocrypha (in early editions)
("Wisdom of Solomon")
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containsWork |
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Book of Wisdom
("Wisdom of Solomon")
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hasAlternativeName |
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Wisdom Literature
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hasExample |
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Septuagint
("Wisdom of Solomon")
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includesDeuterocanonicalBook |
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Hellenistic Jews
("Wisdom of Solomon")
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notableWork |
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King Solomon
("Wisdom of Solomon")
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traditionallyAttributedAuthorOf |