Book of Wisdom
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The Book of Wisdom, also known as the Wisdom of Solomon, is a book in some Christian biblical canons. It is one of the seven sapiential—or wisdom—books in the Septuagint, the others being the Psalms,
Start of the Book of Wisdom in the Codex Gigas
Image from "Book of Wisdom" of Francysk Skaryna 1518 (Belarusian)
Aleppo Codex Joshua 1 1
Book of Sirach
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The Book of Sirach, also known as The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, The Wisdom of Jesus son of Eleazar, or Ecclesiasticus, is a Jewish literary work originally written in Biblical Hebrew. The lon
Book of Wisdom
…the Septuagint, the others being the Psalms, the Book of Proverbs, the book of Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs (Song of Solomon), the Book of Job, and the Wisdom of Sirach. Wisdom is one of the deuterocanonical books (i.e., it is included in the canons of the major non-Protestant Christian churches). Most forms of…
Illustration of Joshua Sirach in Das Geheime Ehrenbuch der Fugger by Jörg Breu the Younger, 1545–1549
Illustration for the Book of Sirach, circa 1751
"Alle Weiſsheit ist bey Gott dem Herren..." (modern spelling: Alle Weisheit ist bei Gott dem Herrn) (Book of Sirach, first chapter, German translation), anonymous artist 1654
Masada casemate room 1109: Discovery site of Ben Sira scroll (MasSir)