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wisdom. In the OT wisdom, whether human or Divine, occupies a prominent place. Human wisdom is both practical and speculative. Divine wisdom is manifested in creation and in God's guidance of nations and individuals (Wisd. 10–19). It is more than a mere quality and tends increasingly to become a hypostasis, so especially in Prov. 8 and Wisd. 7: 22f. The so-called ‘Wisdom Literature’ is generally reckoned to include Job, Prov., Eccles., Ecclus., and Wisd. (qq.v.). The combination of practical advice with speculation about Divine wisdom is characteristic of this type of literature, as is the attribution of wisdom to an ancient ruler, such as Solomon. In the NT St Paul calls Christ ‘the wisdom of God’ (1 Cor. 1:24). He also echoes the OT view of wisdom as a gift of the Spirit (Is. 11:2) at 1 Cor. 12:8. Among the Fathers most use ‘Wisdom’ as a synonym for the Incarnate Word or Logos, but some equate ‘Wisdom’ with the Third Person of the Trinity. In Gnostic thought, which saw in Wisdom a Divine emanation and a cause of the creation and redemption of the world, the conception played a central part. In modern times it has become a subject of speculation in connection with the Deity in the thought of Russian authors such as V. Solovyov and S. Bulgakov, and it has a major role in Feminist Theology.

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