Wisdom Literature invites us to look differently at the world around us. It doesn’t explicitly endorse a specific moral code - although it offers suggestions. It doesn’t provide a single clear article of Christian doctrine or lay out a chronological path to spiritual growth. Instead, it provides a lens. Wisdom Literature invites all into an ongoing conversation with a loving God about what’s up in the world around them.

Our first Wisdom book is a testament to love, its power, and its intrinsic goodness. This is one of the books that does not mention God’s name, but Christians and Jews have often interpreted its overall tone as an image of the love between God and humanity. The two lovers in dialogue throughout the book constantly strive for each other with passion despite the circumstances of life that keep them apart.