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Book of Ecclesiastes — noun an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC • Syn: ↑Ecclesiastes • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑Hagiographa,… … Useful english dictionary
Book of Proverbs — noun an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon) • Syn: ↑Proverbs • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑Hagiographa, ↑Ketubim, ↑Writings, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Book of Wisdom — Book of Wisdom † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Book of Wisdom One of the deutero canonical writings of the Old Testament, placed in the Vulgate between the Canticle of Canticles and Ecclesiasticus. I. TITLE The oldest headings… … Catholic encyclopedia
Book of Wisdom — or Wisdom of Solomon or simply Wisdom is one of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible. It is one of the seven Sapiential or wisdom books of the Septuagint Old Testament, which includes Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon (Song… … Wikipedia
wisdom book — noun any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom • Syn: ↑sapiential book, ↑wisdom literature • Hypernym … Useful english dictionary
The Book of Mysteries — for|other uses of the phrase Book of Secrets |Book of SecretsThe Book of Mysteries (also known as the Book of Secrets) is an ancient Essene text found in fragmentary form among the Dead Sea Scrolls. The scroll fragments are given the alpha… … Wikipedia
BARUCH, BOOK OF — (abbr. I Bar.), an apocryphal book which together with the Epistle of jeremiah is associated in the Septuagint with the writings attributed to the prophet Jeremiah and is regarded as canonical in both the Eastern and Latin churches. It purports… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Proverbs, Book of — • One of the Sapiential writings of the Old Testament Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Sirach, Book of — • The longest of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible, and the last of the Sapiential writings in the Vulgate of the Old Testament Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) — Ecclesiasticus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiasticus (Abbrev. Ecclus.; also known as the Book of Sirach.) The longest of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible, and the last of the Sapiential writings in the Vulgate of the Old … Catholic encyclopedia
