of this age who do not know (v. 8). Parallels in Jewish sapiential literature similarly extol wisdom: Wis 7:21–22, 25, “Whatever is hidden and whatever is manifest I have learned, for wisdom, the fashioner of all things, has taught me. There is in her a spirit that is intelligent, holy, unique, manifold, subtle, mobile, clear, unstained.… She is the breath of God’s power.” Similarly, 1QHa 9(old 1):21: “These things I know from your knowledge, because you opened my ears to wondrous mysteries, even
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