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S ¡¢£ ¤¥ £¦ §¤ ¨ © © © £¥¢ © to the Journal for the Study of Judaism Editor Hindy Najman Department and Centre for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto Associate Editors Florentino García Martínez Qumran Institute, University of Groningen Benjamin G. Wright III Department of Religion Studies, Lehigh University Advisory Board ". #$%&' – (.(. )$**+-/ – (. 01%&+23 4.5. 6&- 037 %$7/8 – &.'. 43837/3- – 2. 4$4$6+9 (.8.&.".2. 6&- 71+83- – (. /+3637/ – ". /832#37"37 3.(.). 8+")%3*&&7 – (. 87$24 VOLUME 142 E by Géza G. Xeravits and József Zsengellér L EN • BOSTON 2010 T book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data International Conference on the Deuterocanonical Books (4th : 2007 : Pápa, Hungary) Studies in the Book of wisdom / edited by Géza G. Xeravits and József Zsengellér. p. cm. — (Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 142) Includes index. ISBN 978-90-04-18612-5 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Bible. O.T. Apocrypha. Wisdom of Solomon—Criticism, interpretation, etc.—Congresses. I. Xeravits, Géza G. II. Zsengellér, József. III. Title. IV. Series. BS1755.52.I58 2007 229’.306—dc22 2010013816 ISSN 1384-2161 ISBN 978 9004 18612 5 Copyright 2010 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, e Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers, Martinus Nijho Publishers and VSP. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Brill has made all reasonable eorts to trace all right holders to any copyrighted material used in this work. 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C!" #$" #% ȱ Preface ................................................................................................................... vii ȱ Abbreviations ........................................................................................................ ix ȱ Matthew ȱGoff ȱ Adam, ȱthe ȱAngels ȱand ȱEternal ȱLife: ȱ Genesis ȱ1Ȭ3ȱin ȱthe ȱWisdom ȱof ȱSolomon ȱand ȱ4Q Instruction ................................1 ȱ Michael ȱKolarcik, ȱS.J. ȱ Sapiential ȱValues ȱand ȱApocalyptic ȱImagery ȱ in ȱthe ȱWisdom ȱof ȱSolomon ..................................................................................23 ȱ Luca ȱMazzinghi ȱ Law ȱof ȱNature ȱand ȱLight ȱof ȱthe ȱLaw ȱ in ȱthe ȱBook ȱof ȱWisdom ȱ(Wis ȱ18:4c).....................................................................37 ȱ Moyna ȱMcGlynn ȱ Solomon, ȱWisdom ȱand ȱthe ȱPhilosopher ȬKings .................................................61 ȱ Tobias ȱNicklas ȱ “Food ȱof ȱAngels” ȱ(Wis ȱ16:20) ..............................................................................83 ȱ Angelo ȱPassaro ȱ Cosmology ȱand ȱMusic ȱ Wis ȱ19:18 ȱand ȱthe ȱConcept ȱof ȱCreation ȱin ȱthe ȱBook ȱof ȱWisdom ...................101 ȱ Friedrich ȱV. ȱReiterer ȱ Philosophische ȱLehre ȱund ȱderen ȱWirkung ȱaus ȱder ȱSicht ȱ eines ȱWeisheitslehrers. ȱUntersuchung ȱvon ȱWeish ȱ1:1 Ȭ15 ..............................125 ȱ Greg ȱSchmidt ȱGoering ȱ Election ȱand ȱKnowledge ȱin ȱthe ȱWisdom ȱof ȱSolomon.....................................163 ȱ Stefan ȱSchorch ȱ Jacob’s ȱLadder ȱand ȱAaron’s ȱVestments ȱ Traces ȱof ȱMystical ȱand ȱMagical ȱTraditions ȱin ȱthe ȱBook ȱof ȱWisdom.............183 ȱ József ȱZsengellér ȱ “The ȱTaste ȱof ȱParadise” ȱ Interpretation ȱof ȱExodus ȱand ȱManna ȱin ȱthe ȱBook ȱof ȱWisdom ......................197 ȱ Index ȱof ȱauthors ..................................................................................................217 ȱ Index ȱof ȱpassages ................................................................................................222 ȱ P &' ()*' ȱ The ȱ present ȱ volume ȱ contains ȱ papers ȱ read ȱ at ȱ the ȱ Fourth ȱ International ȱ Con Ȭ ference ȱ on ȱ the ȱ Deuterocanonical ȱ Books, ȱ organised ȱ by ȱ the ȱ Shime‘on ȱ Centre ȱ for ȱthe ȱStudy ȱof ȱHellenistic ȱand ȱRoman ȱAge ȱJudaism ȱand ȱChristianity ȱof ȱthe ȱ Reformed ȱTheological ȱAcademy, ȱPápa, ȱHungary. ȱThe ȱtopic ȱof ȱthe ȱconference ȱ was ȱthe ȱBook ȱof ȱWisdom ȱor ȱthe ȱWisdom ȱof ȱSolomon. ȱ The ȱeditors ȱexpress ȱtheir ȱdeep ȱgratitude ȱto ȱseries ȱeditor ȱHindy ȱNajman, ȱ who ȱ kindly ȱ accepted ȱ this ȱ book ȱ for ȱ publication ȱ in ȱ the ȱ series ȱ of ȱ JSJ ȱ Supplements; ȱand ȱalso ȱto ȱBen ȱG. ȱWright, ȱwho ȱgave ȱinvaluable ȱeditorial ȱad Ȭ vice ȱduring ȱthe ȱpreparation ȱof ȱthe ȱmanuscript. ȱ ȱ Budapest, ȱHungary ȱ 10.ȱFebruary ȱ2010ȱ ȱ ȱ the ȱeditors ȱ ȱ ȱ + , -. ȱOF ȱABBREVIATIONS ȱ AB ȱ Anchor ȱBible ȱ AGAJU ȱ Arbeiten ȱzur ȱGeschichte ȱdes ȱantiken ȱJudentums ȱund ȱdes ȱ ȱ Urchristentums ȱ ALGHJ ȱ Arbeitum ȱzur ȱLiteratur ȱund ȱGeschichte ȱdes ȱhellenistchen ȱJudentums ȱ AnBib ȱ Analecta ȱBiblica ȱ ANRW ȱ Aufstieg ȱund ȱNiedergang ȱder ȱrömischen ȱWelt AOAT ȱ Alter ȱOrient ȱund ȱAltes ȱTestament ȱ ATD ȱ Das ȱAlte ȱTestament ȱDeutsch ȱ BBB ȱ Bonner ȱBiblischer ȱBeiträge ȱ BEATAJ ȱ Beiträge ȱzur ȱErforschung ȱdes ȱAlten ȱTestaments ȱund ȱdes ȱ ȱ Antiken ȱJudentums ȱ BETL ȱ Bibliotheca ȱEphemeridum ȱTheologicarum ȱLovaniensium ȱ Bib ȱ Biblica ȱ BiLe ȱ Bibel ȱund ȱLeben ȱ BJS ȱ Brown ȱJudaic ȱStudies ȱ BThSt ȱ Biblisch Ȭtheologische ȱStudien ȱ BZAW ȱ Beihefte ȱzur ȱZeitschrift ȱfür ȱdie ȱalttestamentliche ȱWissenschaft ȱ BZNW ȱ Beihefte ȱzur ȱZeitschrift ȱfür ȱdie ȱneutestamentliche ȱWissenschaft ȱ CBQ ȱ Catholic ȱBiblical ȱQuarterly ȱ CBQMS ȱ Catholic ȱBiblical ȱQuarterly ȱMonograph ȱSeries ȱ CEJL ȱ Commentaries ȱon ȱEarly ȱJewish ȱLIterature ȱ CRINT ȱ Compendia ȱrerum ȱiudaicarum ȱad ȱnovum ȱtestamentum ȱ CSCO ȱ Corpus ȱScriptorum ȱChristianorum ȱOrientalium ȱ DBS ȱ Dictionnaire ȱde ȱla ȱBible ȱSuppléments ȱ DCLY ȱ Deuterocanonical ȱand ȱCognate ȱLiterature ȱYearbook ȱ DJD ȱ Discoveries ȱin ȱthe ȱJudaean ȱDesert ȱ DSD ȱ Dead ȱSea ȱDiscoveries ȱ FAT ȱ Forschungen ȱzum ȱAlten ȱTestament ȱ FoSub ȱ Fontes ȱet ȱSubsidia ȱad ȱBibliam ȱpertinentes FRLANT ȱ Forschungen ȱzur ȱReligion ȱund ȱLiteratur ȱdes ȱAlten ȱund ȱ ȱ Neuen ȱTestament ȱ GAP ȱ Guides ȱto ȱthe ȱApocrypha ȱand ȱPseudepigrapha ȱ GCS ȱ Griechischen ȱChristlichen ȱSchriftsteller ȱȱ HTR ȱ Harvard ȱTheological ȱReview ȱ HTS ȱ Harvard ȱTheological ȱStudies ȱ Interp ȱ Interpretation ȱ JBL ȱ Journal ȱof ȱBiblical ȱLiterature ȱ JBTH ȱ Jahrbuch ȱfür ȱBiblische ȱTheologie ȱ JJS ȱ Journal ȱof ȱJewish ȱStudies ȱ JSHRZ ȱ Jüdische ȱSchriften ȱaus ȱhellenistisch Ȭrömischer ȱZeit ȱ JSJ ȱ Journal ȱfor ȱthe ȱStudy ȱof ȱJudaism ȱ JSJSup ȱ Journal ȱfor ȱthe ȱStudy ȱof ȱJudaism ȱSupplements ȱ ABBREVIATIONS ȱ ix ȱ JSNTSup ȱ Journal ȱfor ȱthe ȱStudy ȱof ȱthe ȱNew ȱTestament ȱSupplements ȱ JSOTSup ȱ Journal ȱfor ȱthe ȱStudy ȱof ȱthe ȱOld ȱTestament ȱSupplements ȱ JSP ȱ Journal ȱfor ȱthe ȱStudy ȱof ȱthe ȱPseudepigrapha ȱ JSPSup ȱ Journal ȱfor ȱthe ȱStudy ȱof ȱthe ȱPseudepigrapha ȱSupplements ȱ JTS ȱ Journal ȱfor ȱTheological ȱStudies ȱ LCL ȱ Loeb ȱClassical ȱLibrary ȱ LeDiv ȱ Lectio ȱDivina ȱ NEB ȱ Neue ȱEchter ȱBibel ȱ NEB.AT ȱ Neue ȱEchter ȱBibel. ȱAltes ȱTestament ȱ NETS ȱ The ȱNew ȱEnglish ȱTranslation ȱof ȱthe ȱSeptuagint ȱ NovTSup ȱ Novum ȱTestamentum ȱSupplements ȱ NRT ȱ Nouvelle ȱrevue ȱthéologique ȱ NSK.AT ȱ Neue ȱStuttgarter ȱKommentar. ȱAltes ȱTestament ȱ OTL ȱ Old ȱTestament ȱLibrary ȱ OTP ȱ The ȱOld ȱTestament ȱPseudepigrapha ȱ(ed. ȱJ.H. ȱCharlesworth) ȱ PVTG ȱ Pseudepigrapha ȱVeteris ȱTestamentae ȱGraecae ȱ RAC ȱ Reallexikon ȱfür ȱAntike ȱund ȱChristentum ȱ RB ȱ Revue ȱbiblique ȱ REG ȱ Revue ȱdes ȱétudes ȱgrecques ȱ RevQ ȱ Revue ȱde ȱQumrân ȱ RGRW ȱ Religions ȱin ȱthe ȱGraeco ȬRoman ȱWorld ȱ RHR ȱ Revue ȱde ȱl’histoire ȱdes ȱreligions ȱ RivBibS ȱ Rivista ȱBiblica ȱSupplimenti ȱ Sal ȱ Salamanticensis ȱ SBLDS ȱ Society ȱof ȱBiblical ȱLiterature ȱDissertation ȱSeries ȱ SBLSP ȱ Society ȱof ȱBiblical ȱLiterature ȱSeminar ȱPapers ȱ SBLSymposium ȱ Society ȱof ȱBiblical ȱLiterature ȱSymposium ȱSeries ȱ SFSHJ ȱ South ȱFlorida ȱStudies ȱin ȱthe ȱHistory ȱof ȱJudaism ȱ SKK ȱ Stuttgarter ȱkleiner ȱKommentar ȱ SPB ȱ Studia ȱPost ȬBiblica ȱ SPsA ȱ Studia ȱPhilonica ȱAnnual ȱ STAC ȱ Studien ȱund ȱTexte ȱzu ȱAntike ȱund ȱChristentum ȱ STDJ ȱ Studies ȱon ȱthe ȱTexts ȱof ȱthe ȱDesert ȱof ȱJudah ȱ StUNT ȱ Studien ȱzur ȱUmwelt ȱdes ȱNeuen ȱTestaments ȱ SVF ȱ Stoicorum ȱVeterum ȱFragmenta ȱ SVTP ȱ Studia ȱVeteris ȱTestamenti ȱPseudepigrapha ȱ TBN ȱ Themes ȱin ȱBiblical ȱNarrative ȱ ThLZ ȱ Theologische ȱLiteraturzeitung ȱ TSAJ ȱ Texte ȱund ȱStudien ȱzum ȱAntiken ȱJudentum ȱ TWNT ȱ Theologiches ȱWörterbuch ȱzum ȱNeuen ȱTestament ȱ VT ȱ Vetus ȱTestamentum ȱ VTSup ȱ Supplements ȱto ȱVetus ȱTestamentum ȱ WBC ȱ Word ȱBiblical ȱCommentary ȱ WUNT ȱ Wissenschaftliche ȱUntersuchungen ȱzum ȱNeuen ȱTestament ȱ ZNW ȱ Zeitschrift ȱfür ȱdie ȱneutestamentliche ȱWissenschaft ȱ ȱ ȱ J/ 01234 ȱLADDER ȱAND ȱAARON’S ȱVESTMENTS ȱ TRACES ȱOF ȱMYSTICAL ȱAND ȱMAGICAL ȱTRADITIONS ȱ IN ȱTHE ȱBOOK ȱOF ȱWISDOM ȱ Stefan ȱSchorch ȱ (Bielefeld–Bethel) ȱ The ȱgeneral ȱcharacter ȱof ȱSapientia ȱSalomonis ȱand ȱthe ȱdifferent ȱinfluences ȱ which ȱ shaped ȱ it