In spite of the traditional mention of Solomon in the title of the
document this is an ancient document datable to the middle of the first
century BCE and probably written by a Jewish author in Alexandria. One
of the most valuable documents forming part of the genre known as
sapiential literature along with books such as Proverbs. Being part of
the Old Testament apocrypha it constitutes part of wisdom literature
along with books such as Proverbs, Ben Sira, and Qoheleth. Among the
Septuagint books the level of Greek displayed in the document is
extremely high. Our annotated English translation is based on the
critical edition prepared by J. Ziegler (1962). Wisdom of Solomon
markedly differs from the two principal representatives of the genre,
Proverbs and Ben Sira, in that instead of a series of unconnected
sayings, we have here a logical sequence, a theology. In ancient times
the document was read and studied quite extensively as evidenced by its
two Syriac versions, i.e. Peshitta and Syrohexapla. We have paid careful
attention to them.
| Last Modified: | 05 Dec 2024 12:25 |
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| Publisher: | Peeters Publishers |
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| Series Name: | Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis |
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| Volume: | 304 |
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| Number of Pages: | 228 |
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| ISBN: | 978-90-429-5086-3 |
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