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The Wisdom of Solomon, an early Jewish text that also became a part of the Catholic canon, has become pivotal for understanding both Hellenistic Judaism and the development of the Israelite wisdom tradition. This guide provides an introduction to all the main aspects of scholarship on the book, including its structure, the “Hellenistic midrash,” the figure of wisdom, the context of its writing,...

and following. Wisdom is the mother of all things (7:12); she is the fashioner (technitis) of all things (7:22). In 7:15–20 God is the guide of wisdom, and he also gives knowledge with regard to the cycles of nature and the world. Yet similar characteristics are ascribed to wisdom in 8:5–8. The relationship is most clearly expressed in 7:25–26: For she is a breath of the power of God, and a pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty; therefore nothing defiled gains entrance into her. For she is
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