The Book Of Wisdom

The Book of Wisdom is a translation of a deuterocanonical book of the Bible, thought to be written by King Solomon. It was translated by Alfred Thomas Scrope Goodrick in 1913 and includes notes, appendices, and indices. Goodrick was a well-educated scholar with varied interests and used the text prepared by Henry Barclay Swete for his translation. The book also includes an extensive introduction covering topics such as date, composition, authorship, unity, and manuscript sources. It is considered a work of close scholarship and is relevant for those interested in Old Testament exegesis.

Alfred Thomas Scrope Goodrick (1856-1914) published this translation of the Book of Wisdom in 1913. Educated at Cambridge, Oxford and Gottingen, a Fellow and librarian of St John's, Oxford, and then rector at Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, Goodrick was a scholar of some note and varied interests, translating Grimmelshausen's Simplicissimus and editing the memoir of the Civil War soldier Sydnam Poyntz. Traditionally thought to be written by King Solomon, and containing prophecies and moral instruction, the Book of Widsom is one of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible, its canonicity being disputed. In addition to notes, appendices and indices, an extensive introduction is provided, covering matters of date, composition, authorship, unity and manuscript sources. Using the text prepared by Henry Barclay Swete, with minor emendations, Goodrick has undertaken his own English translation from the Greek. This work of close scholarship remains of relevance to readers interested in Old Testament exegesis.