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 Greek and most likely composed in Alexandria, Egypt. It is not part of the Hebrew Bible...

Jewish work, originally written in Biblical Hebrew. The longest extant wisdom book from antiquity, it consists of ethical teachings, written approximately...

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...

Sophia (Koinē Greek: σοφία, sophía—"wisdom") is a central idea in Hellenistic philosophy and religion, Platonism, Gnosticism and Christian theology. Originally...

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...

Counsels of Wisdom is a piece of Babylonian wisdom literature written in Akkadian containing moral exhortations. It is composed primarily of two-line...

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...

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...