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Wisdom literature is a
genre of
literature common in the
ancient Near East. It
consists of
statements by
sages and the wise that
offer teachings about...
- The Book of
Wisdom, or the
Wisdom of Solomon, is a book
written in Gr**** and most
likely composed in Alexandria, Egypt. It is not part of the
Hebrew Bible...
- the "
wisdom books" and
follows the two
books of the Maccabees. Job,
Ecclesiastes and the Book of
Proverbs belong to the
genre of
wisdom literature, sharing...
- (/ˈsaɪræk/, Hebrew: ספר בן-סירא, romanized: Sēper ben-Sîrāʾ), also
known as The
Wisdom of
Jesus the Son of
Sirach or
Ecclesiasticus (/ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪkəs/, and abbreviated...
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Sophia (Koinē Gr****: σοφία, sophía—"
wisdom") is a
central idea in ****enistic
philosophy and religion, Platonism,
Gnosticism and
Christian theology. Originally...
- one of the
Ketuvim ("Writings") of the
Hebrew Bible and part of the
Wisdom literature of the
Christian Old Testament. The
title commonly used in English...
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lasted for more than a millennium. It is an
example of the
biblical wisdom literature, and
raises questions of values,
moral behaviour, the
meaning of human...
- less
clear personification of
Wisdom is also
found in the Cave 11
Psalm Scroll.
Wisdom literature is a
genre of
literature common in the
ancient Near East...
- rich
genre of
Akkadian texts was that
represented by the
moniker of “
wisdom literature,”
although there are
differences in
opinion concerning which works...
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sometimes known as
wisdom literature, have a
prominent place in the
canons of
several ancient societies, such as the
Sutra literature of India, the Biblical...