Wisdom

translated by Michael Tait

Book cover: Wisdom

Extent: 523 pages

Publisher: Kohlhammer Verlag

Subjects: Biblical Studies, Religious Studies

Series: International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(July 2019)

ISBN: 9783170224254

7.13 x 9.69 inches

Price: $137.00

In stock

For the first time, the present commentary brings together all relevant aspects necessary to understand and appreciate this late portion of Old Testament Scripture: textual criticism; detailed philological and literary analysis; the two-fold historical context of the text’s Hellenistic environment, on the one hand, and biblical tradition on the other; and ultimately the very innovative theology of the book of Wisdom. Aspects of the book’s reception history as well as hermeneutical questions round off the commentary on the text.


For the first time, the present commentary brings together all relevant aspects necessary to understand and appreciate this late portion of Old Testament Scripture: textual criticism; detailed philological and literary analysis; the two-fold historical context of the text’s Hellenistic environment, on the one hand, and biblical tradition on the other; and ultimately the very innovative theology of the book of Wisdom. Aspects of the book’s reception history as well as hermeneutical questions round off the commentary on the text.

  • Translated by Michael Tait