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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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Sophia (Koinē Gr****: σοφία, sophía—"
wisdom") is a
central idea in ****enistic
philosophy and religion, Platonism,
Gnosticism and
Christian theology. Originally...
- 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...
- The Book of
Sirach (/ˈsaɪræk/), also
known as The
Wisdom of
Jesus the Son of
Sirach or
Ecclesiasticus (/ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪkəs/), is a
Jewish literary work,...
- rich
genre of
Akkadian texts was that
represented by the
moniker of “
wisdom literature,”
although there are
differences in
opinion concerning which works...
- 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...
- 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...
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Wisdom (sapience, sagacity) is the use of one's
knowledge and
experience to make good judgements.
Wisdom is the
interpreting and
understanding of knowledge...
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indefinitely last. The
general sentiment of the
adage is
found in
wisdom literature throughout history and
across cultures, but the
specific phrase seems...
