T&T Clark Study Guides: Wisdom of Solomon

by Lester L. Grabbe

Publisher:

T&T Clark

, 1997

Overview

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 its main theological ideas—such as immortality, cosmology, apocalyptic theology and the polemic against pagan worship.

Contents

Top Highlights

“resurrection of the dead is the characteristic Jewish” (Page 53)

“A.G. Wright’s (1976b). He argues that the book is based on the Golden Mean of classical antiquity” (Page 23)

“she is both product of God and also a manifestation of him.” (Page 78)

Product Details

• Title: T&T Clark Study Guides: Wisdom of Solomon
• Author: Lester L. Grabbe
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication Date: 1997
• Pages: 103

About Lester L. Grabbe

Lester Grabbe (Ph.D. Claremont) is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull, UK. He is the author of Wisdom of Solomon in this series, Good Kings and Bad Kings and A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Vol. 1 (included in the Second Temple Period Collection) and Can a “History of Israel” be Written? (included in the Studies in Old Testament Themes).