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 Where Shall Wisdom Be Found (Job 28:12)?
A provocative study of the idea of Lady Wisdom in later Judaism and early Christian tradition. By the Protestant Old Testament scholar, Margaret Barker.

The Claims of Wisdom in Proverbs 8:1-36
By William Davies, a Protestant scholar.

 The Moral Vision of Proverbs
A good treatment by the Lutheran scholar, Andrew Steinmann. (pdf files, requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

The Cosmology of P and Theological Anthropology in Wisdom
Crispin H.T. Fletcher-Louis of the University of Nottingham argues that belief in the cosmological power of the Jerusalem Temple is central to understanding the Book of Sirach:
- Part 2

Sights and Sounds of the Song of Songs
A site devoted to the historical interpretations of this Old Testament love poem. Includes translations and samples from the writings of saints and mystics.

 The History of Interpretation of the Song of Songs
A good overview by J. Paul Tanner, originally published in Bibliotheca Sacra. (pdf files, requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader.) Less satisfying, but still interesting is Tanner's "literal didactic" interpretation of the Song:
- The Message of the Song of Songs

 A Comparative Study of the Commentaries on the Song of Songs by Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, and Bernard of Clairvaux.  By David Solomon, editor of the excellent Gregory of Nyssa homepage. See also Solomon's:

- Secular and Ecclesiastical References in Gregory of Nyssa's Commentary on the Song of Songs
- A List of Important Words in Gregory of Nyssa's Commentary on the Song of Songs

 Gregory the Great's Commentary on the Song of Songs
Translated by Cassian DelCogliano, OCSO, of St. Joseph's Abbey.