The Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims — Wisdom (of Solomon)

Annotated History & Bibliography

Read Wisdom 1:1

Overview

Composed in Greek—most likely at Alexandria about fifty years before Christ—Wisdom exhorts righteousness and portrays divine Wisdom’s role in creation and salvation [1].

Canon & Genre

A sapiential book received in the Catholic canon; thematically aligned with Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Sirach, and the Song [2] [3].

Key Themes

Immortality of the righteous; wisdom versus folly; Israel’s history as pedagogy (especially in chs. 10–19) [1].

Annotated Bibliography

  1. USCCB, “The Book of Wisdom.” Intro (Greek authorship, Alexandrian setting, late 1st-century B.C. dating; themes). bible.usccb.org/bible/wisdom/0 ↩︎ ↩︎
  2. USCCB, “The Wisdom Books.” Defines the wisdom literature family and literary features. bible.usccb.org/bible/wisdombooks/0 ↩︎
  3. Council of Trent, “Decree Concerning the Canonical Scriptures.” Formal canon list including Sapientia (Wisdom). bible-researcher.com/trent1.html ↩︎