Wisdom 18:6-9

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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • CEV  search at American Bible Society.
  • Wisdom 18: KJV
  • Wisdom 18: RSV
• References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • "Salvation in the Midst of Destruction," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
    • "When have you experienced dark times? What good came from these experiences? How has your faith grown in hindsight?"
  • "Where God Enters," Meister Eckhart, from Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas. At Bruderhof Communities.
    • "Here in time we make holiday because the eternal birth which God the father bore and bears unceasingly in eternity is now born in time, in human nature. Saint Augustine says this birth is always happening. But if it does not happen in me, what does it profit me? What matters is that it shall happen in me."
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
  • Siebeneck, Robert T., "The Midrash of Wisdom 10-19," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1960.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Wright, Addison G., S.S., "The Structure of Wisdom 11-19," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1965.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Wisdom
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, Wisdom 18:6, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.