Hebrews, the term “wisdom” never occurs. Rather, the biblical references that follow the introduction (above all 2 Sam 7:14; Pss 2:7; 110:1) demonstrate that Hebrews is building on the Jewish expectation of a Messiah, or anointed king, from the line of David, a king whom God owns and embraces as “son.” In keeping with early Christian theology as expressed in such varied witnesses as Matthew, John, Romans, and Revelation, this messianic Son of God (who in Jewish tradition was normally understood as