Wisdom of Solomon

American  

noun

1. a book of the Apocrypha.

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Wisdom of Solomon British  

noun

1. a book of the Apocrypha, probably written about 50 _bc , addressed primarily to Jews who were under the influence of Hellenistic learning

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Example Sentences

The history and contents of the Wisdom of Solomon.

From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Kent, Charles Foster

The Epistle of Jude, two Epistles of John, the Wisdom of Solomon, the Apocalypse of John and that of Peter form the unsymmetrical conclusion of this oldest catalogue of the canon.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

This assumption of a great name, so common in this age, as in the books of Daniel, Wisdom of Solomon, Enoch, and others, marks a timidity, a deference to authority of the past.

From The Chief End of Man by Merriam, George Spring

The noblest literary product of the Jews of the dispersion was the apocryphal book known as the Wisdom of Solomon.

From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Kent, Charles Foster

And large portions of others, especially those called The Wisdom of Solomon, and Ecclesiasticus, seemed as good, as true, and as beautiful as anything in the Book of Proverbs.

From Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story by Barker, Joseph