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The "Book of Wisdom" or "The Wisdom of Solomon" is an ancient Jewish text originally written in Greek. Most scholars agree that it was probably written in Alexandria, Egypt during the mid first century BC. The work primarily deals with the idea of "Wisdom", specifically its nature and relation to God and man. The "Book of Wisdom" is one of the seven Sapiential books contained within the Septuagint, together with Proverbs, Psalms, Song of Songs Ecclesiastes, Job, and Sirach. This vintage book contains an English translation of the work by A. T. S. Goodrick, first published in 1913. Contents include: "Introduction", "Text and Notes", "Additional Notes", "Appendices", and "Indices". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with an introductory essay from Henry Thomas Hamblin's "The Use of the Spiritual or Super-Conscious Mind".

Excerpt from The Book of Wisdom: With Introduction and Notes

'When will the learned man appear,' asks Harnack, speaking of the Apocrypha, 'who will at length throw light upon these writings?' The answer, so far as concerns the Book of Wisdom, is 'Never.' No learned man will ever be able to explain the mind of an author who did not know it himself. Such attempts have been made in respect of modern writers, and the result has been unsatisfactory. With regard to the 'Wisdom of Solomon,' the time of theories is past. They must still be chronicled, but they are never final. All that remains is to secure a rational exegesis, for which much has yet to be done.

For such exegesis Grimm's admirable Commentary must always be the foundation. For the summary of the views of previous critics, for the collection of parallel and illuminative passages, and for rational explanation of difficulties, the work stands by itself. Yet it has its faults. Far too little attention is paid to the last chapters of the book, which are indeed generally neglected as of little philosophical interest.

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