Date of composition

• c. 50 BC

Type of book

• This book is only listed because it is included in the Muratorian List from c. 175. It is deuterocanonical for Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and some Anglican and Lutheran churches. Apocrypha for most Protestant churches.

Length

• 19 chapters

Summary

• This book is similar to Proverbs 1-9 in that it is not individual sayings of wisdom but a general essay on wisdom.