Death and Idols in the Wisdom of Solomon
Department
Christian Studies
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2016
Abstract
This note considers the implications of the textual variant ‘qa/natov’ in Wis. 14:13-14. Whether ‘death’ serves as the explicit subject of v. 14 or as a given idea associated with ‘idols’, it makes the parallels between 14:10-14 and chs. 1-2 even more conspicuous and thereby underlines a pattern of thinking about creation and corruption that continues throughout Wisdom. Whereas in chs. 1-2, death entered by the hands of humanity and through the envy of the Devil, in 14:10-14, death entered by hand-made idols and through the conceit of evil people. The inclusion of the textual variant not only shows solidarity of thought but also clarity and expansion.
Publication Title
Journal of Jewish Studies
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.18647/3527/jjs-2022
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Recommended Citation
Dodson, Joseph R., "Death and Idols in the Wisdom of Solomon" (2016). Articles. 78.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/articles/78