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In this volume, a leading biblical scholar helps readers rediscover the ancient books of the Old Testament Apocrypha. Invitation to the Apocrypha provides a clear, basic introduction to these important—but often neglected—ancient books. Using the latest and best scholarship yet writing for those new to the Apocrypha, Daniel Harrington guides readers through the background, content, and message...

In the ancient manuscripts this work is entitled the “Wisdom of Solomon” (Greek) or the “Book of Wisdom” (Latin). It is more a book about wisdom—its benefits, nature, and role in history—than a wisdom book giving practical advice (like Proverbs and Sirach). It is an exhortation to seek wisdom and to live by it. Though never explicitly named, the one giving the exhortation is intended to be Solomon (see chaps. 6–9),
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