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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...
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moral wisdom.
Wisdom has been a
central concept in philosophy, religion, and
literature across ancient civilizations. The
earliest wisdom literature comes...
- Sophia, or
Sofia (Koinē Gr****: σοφία, sophía—"
wisdom") is a
central idea in ****enistic
philosophy and religion, Platonism,
Gnosticism and
Christian theology...
- The Book of
Sirach (/ˈsaɪræk/), also
known as The
Wisdom of
Jesus the Son of Sirach, The
Wisdom of
Jesus son of Eleazar, or
Ecclesiasticus (/ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪkəs/)...
- that
lasted for more than a millennium. It is an
example of
Biblical wisdom literature and
raises questions about values,
moral behavior, the
meaning of...
- 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...
- 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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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...
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Counsels of
Wisdom is a
piece of
Babylonian wisdom literature written in
Akkadian containing moral exhortations. It is
composed primarily of two-line...
