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ANGELO PASSARO and GIUSEPPE BELLIA (eds.), The Book of Wisdom in Modern Research (Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Yearbook 2005; Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 2005). Pp. xx + 363. euro91.59.
The Book of Wisdom in Modern Research is a stimulating volume that anyone interested in this deuterocanonical book will find valuable. Along with an introduction by John J. Collins, it comprises fourteen essays: David Winston, "A Century of Research on the Book of Wisdom" (pp. 1-18); Maurice Gilbert, "The Literary Structure of the Book of Wisdom: A Study of Various Views" (pp. 19-32); Marie-Françoise Baslez, "The Author of Wisdom and the Cultured Environment of Alexandria" (pp. 33-52); Luca Mazzinghi, "Wis 19:13-17 and the Civil Rights of the Jews of Alexandria" (pp. 53-82); Giuseppe Bellia, "Historical and Anthropological Reading of the Book of Wisdom" (pp. 83-115); Émile Puech, "The Book of Wisdom and the Dead Sea Scrolls: An Overview" (pp. 117-41); John J. Collins, "The Reinterpretation of Apocalyptic Traditions in the Wisdom of Solomon" (pp. 143-57); Silvana Manfredi, "The Trial of the Righteous in Wis 5:1-14 (1-7) and in the Prophetic Traditions" (pp. 159-78); Angelo Passaro, "The Serpent and the Manna or the Saving Word: Exegesis of Wis 16" (pp. 179-93); Rosario Pistone, "The Lyre and the Creation: Music Theory and Persuasive Strategy in Wisdom 19" (pp. 195-217); Giovanni Rizzi, "Hermeneutic Phenomena in the Translation of the Peshitta Wisdom" (pp. 219-53); Roberto Vignolo, "Wisdom, Prayer and Kingly Pattern: Theology, Anthropology, Spirituality of Wis 9" (pp. 255-82); Paolo lovino, '"The Only Wise God' in the Letter to the Romans: Connections with the Book of Wisdom" (pp. 283-305); Giuseppe Bellia and Angelo Passaro,...