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    The Book of Wisdom is a Jewish work written in Greek that was likely composed in Alexandria, Egypt in the 1st century BC. The central theme is wisdom, which is seen as both a perfection of knowledge for righteous people bestowed by God, and as existing eternally with God. The book was written to encourage Jews living outside Israel to maintain their faith and traditions despite living in a secular culture. It uses wisdom teachings to convey truths about God revealed in the Bible. The book exhorts the pursuit of wisdom over simply collecting wise sayings. It has three major parts discussing righteousness, the nature of wisdom, and wisdom's role in early Israelite history.

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    The Book of Wisdom is a Jewish work written in Greek that was likely composed in Alexandria, Egypt in the 1st century BC. The central theme is wisdom, which is seen as both a perfection of knowledge for righteous people bestowed by God, and as existing eternally with God. The book was written to encourage Jews living outside Israel to maintain their faith and traditions despite living in a secular culture. It uses wisdom teachings to convey truths about God revealed in the Bible. The book exhorts the pursuit of wisdom over simply collecting wise sayings. It has three major parts discussing righteousness, the nature of wisdom, and wisdom's role in early Israelite history.

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    Martir, Thea Bianca T.

    December 6, 2019
    M11 - B

    THE BOOK OF WISDOM


    The Wisdom of Solomon (known as the Book of Wisdom in the Latin Bible tradition) is a Jewish
    work, written in Greek, and most likely composed in Alexandria, Egypt. Generally dated to the mid first
    century B.C., the central theme of the work is "Wisdom" itself, appearing under two principal aspects. In
    its relation to man, Wisdom is the perfection of knowledge of the righteous as a gift from God showing
    itself in action. In direct relation to God, Wisdom is with God from all eternity. It is one of the
    seven Sapiential or wisdom books included within the Septuagint, along
    with Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs (Song of Solomon), Job, and Sirach, and is included in
    the canon of Deuterocanonical books by the Roman Catholic Church and the anagignoskomena (Gr.
    ἀναγιγνωσκόμενα, meaning "those which are to be read") of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Most
    Protestants consider it part of the Apocrypha.

    The book was probably written to encourage Jews living in the Diaspora, those who weren't
    living in Israel. The author tries to make Biblical traditions relevant to Jews in new situations. He realizes
    that they live in a secular culture and how difficult it is for them to maintain their culture. So his
    intention is to highlight God's concern for man. He uses wisdom teachings to make known deep truths
    about God as revealed in Bible stories and texts. His main point is to press the validity of Jewish faith for
    contemporary times. It is an ongoing issue for persons of faith in every age.

    The Book of Wisdom is more an exhortation to pursue wisdom than a collection of wise
    teachings (as in Proverbs, Sirach, and Ecclesiastes). Its implied author is King Solomon, and its implied
    audience is the rulers of the earth. However, its real author seems to have been a Greek-speaking Jew
    with some knowledge of Greek rhetoric and philosophy, and its real audience seems to have been young
    Jews in danger of slipping away from their Jewish heritage into pagan materialism. There are three
    major parts in the book: righteousness and immortality (chapters 1–5), the nature of wisdom (chapters
    6–9), and wisdom’s role in the early history of Israel (chapters 10–19). All three parts seem to have been
    composed by the same author (though perhaps at different times) or at least in the same circle. The
    transitions between the various parts serve to meld them into a literary unity of some sort, so that it is
    difficult to decide exactly where one part ends and the next one begins.

    “'Come then, let us enjoy the  good  things of today, let us use created things with the zest of youth:”
    – Wisdom 2:6

    References:
     https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195393361/obo-9780195393361-0129.xml
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Wisdom
     https://www.biblewise.com/bible_study/apocrypha/wisdom-of-solomon.php
    Ausan, Mario Jr. D. December 6, 2019
    M11 – B

    THE BOOK OF JOSHUA

    Book of Joshua, Joshua also spelled Josue, the sixth book of the Bible, which along with
    Deuteronomy, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, and 1 and 2 Kings, belong to a tradition of Jewish history and
    law, called Deuteronomic, that was first committed to writing about 500 bce, during the babylonian
    exile.

    From the Hebrew name (Yehoshu'a) meaning "Yahweh is salvation", from the roots in (yeho)
    reffering to the Hebrew God and (yasha) meaning to save. As told in the old testament, Joshua was a
    companion of Moses. He went up to Mount Sinai with Moses when he received the ten commandments
    from God. And later he was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan. After Moses died Joshua
    succeeded him as leader of the Israelites and he lead the conquest of Canaan. His original name was
    Hoshea.

    "Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you
    wherever you go" - Joshua 1:9

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