Hamed Nazarpour
Abstract
One of the central issues in Scriptures is Wisdom. One of the deuterocanonical books in the Bible is the Book of Wisdom (or Wisdom of Solomon). The description of wisdom in this book is very similar to the description of “De” in the book of Dao De Jing. The purpose of this paper is to investigate ...
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One of the central issues in Scriptures is Wisdom. One of the deuterocanonical books in the Bible is the Book of Wisdom (or Wisdom of Solomon). The description of wisdom in this book is very similar to the description of “De” in the book of Dao De Jing. The purpose of this paper is to investigate wisdom in the Book of Wisdom and De in Dao De Jing and compare them. This research is done by documentary and descriptive-analytical method. Wisdom and De are the manifestation of God and Dao. Both play an essential role in the creation of the beings and their salvation. Human beings have a duty to seek wisdom and De and to obtain them. A man who has wisdom and De is a perfect man and wise. It seems that wisdom and De in these books signify a common reality. Of course, there are some differences. Differences can arise from the difference between the two religious traditions and the difference in the approach of these Scriptures.
