Description
Book SynopsisThis text of the apocryphal book of the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) in English, published in 1909, was edited by John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg (18731961), Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin and then of Armagh. He provides an extensive introduction outlining the text's history, and detailed notes throughout.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: 1. Title; 2. Date; 3. Language of the original; 4. Place of writing; 5. The author; 6. Purpose of the book; 7. Unity of the book; 8. Wisdom-literature; 9. The Divine Wisdom; 10. The logos; 11. Doctrine of God; 12. Doctrine of Man; 13. Death and immortality; 14. Eschatology; 15. Analysis of contents; 16. MSS and text; 17. Wisdom and the New Testament; 18. Literature; Text and notes; Index.