In both Proverbs and Sirach, wisdom is identified as feminine. Even though Proverbs does not come from the time period when Greek Philosophical ideas were making their way into the Jewish way of thinking, it still has the Greek trait of valuing knowledge, “for fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge”. Wisdom is… Continue reading →

Proverbs and Sirach paint very similar pictures to Sophia or Wisdom as interesting spiritual figure. Proverbs is more similar to Jesus in the way that wisdom is both from God and in a way part of Him. Wisdom is seen as something to strive for and Proverbs is talking about a feminine personification of Wisdom… Continue reading →