I have not read through the Deuterocanon in 7-8 years and recently I have begun doing so again. I have enjoyed Tobit and the Greek version of Esther specifically, though Judith in my mind has some profound historical issues.
However, reading Wisdom of Solomon, I am finding it impossible to avoid the conclusion that it is not prophetic and inspired. I am here for help to be spoken off the ledge so to say.
I went and made a table of every passage that has explicit parallels with the New Testament. I put Asterisks next to passages that can also be found in the OT:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/171f16wqZBtIcWnSIwI330dnyAuVhmZILsY24xC9U8Ng/edit?usp=sharing
The result is 29 different passages that clearly taught NT doctrines before the NT existed. Chapter 2 clearly prophesies the passion of Christ and Paul clearly based several important sections of Romans on Wisdom 11-16. The book is also the earliest witness to several famous NT verbiages such as us being called "children of God" and the plight of being "slave to sin."
I cannot help but reach one of two conclusions: 1. The liberal theological view that the NT is clearly dependent upon ideas from WoS or 2. The WoS is Canonical Scripture, clearly prophetic and doctrinally necessary.
With the evidence at hand, is there any possible third conclusion?
However, reading Wisdom of Solomon, I am finding it impossible to avoid the conclusion that it is not prophetic and inspired. I am here for help to be spoken off the ledge so to say.
I went and made a table of every passage that has explicit parallels with the New Testament. I put Asterisks next to passages that can also be found in the OT:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/171f16wqZBtIcWnSIwI330dnyAuVhmZILsY24xC9U8Ng/edit?usp=sharing
The result is 29 different passages that clearly taught NT doctrines before the NT existed. Chapter 2 clearly prophesies the passion of Christ and Paul clearly based several important sections of Romans on Wisdom 11-16. The book is also the earliest witness to several famous NT verbiages such as us being called "children of God" and the plight of being "slave to sin."
I cannot help but reach one of two conclusions: 1. The liberal theological view that the NT is clearly dependent upon ideas from WoS or 2. The WoS is Canonical Scripture, clearly prophetic and doctrinally necessary.
With the evidence at hand, is there any possible third conclusion?
