Gericke, Jacobus W.2014-11-042014-11-042011Gericke, J.W. 2011. The concept of wisdom in the Hebrew Bible – A comparative–philosophical analysis. Verbum Et Ecclesia (Skrif En Kerk), 32(1), Art. #513, 6 pages. [http://www.ve.org.za/index.php/VE]1609-99822074-7705http://hdl.handle.net/10394/12187This article provides a brief comparative philosophical clarification of the concept of wisdom in the Hebrew Bible. Utilising the format of a presentation presented by Ryan (2008), four philosophical definitions of wisdom were compared with similar sentiments in ancient Israelite religion: (1) wisdom as epistemic humility, (2) wisdom as factual knowledge, (3) wisdom as useful knowledge, and (4) wisdom as successful living. Cumulatively the four criteria might approximate a functional list of individually necessary and jointly sufficient conditions for instantiating the property of being wise.Article