Wisdom Outline

I. Book of Eschatology (1:1 - 6:21)

• A. Exhortation to Justice (1:1-15)
• B. Speech of the Impious, Contrasts of the Wicked and the Just (1:16 - 5:23)
• C. Exhortation to Wisdom

II. Book of Wisdom (6:22 - 11:1)

• A. Introduction (6:22 - 25)
• B. Solomon’s Speech concerning wisdom, wealth, power and prayer (7:1 - 8:21)
• C. Solomon’s Prayer (9:1-18)
• D. Transition (10:1 - 11:1)

III. Book of History (11:2 - 19:22)

• A. Introduction (11:2-5)
• B. Five Antithetical Diptychs (11:6 - 19:11)
• D. Recapitulation and Conclusion (19:12-22)