Endnote 12 – Wisdom Literature Makes A Comeback

Creation has generally been regarded as a late development in Israelite thought, coming into full union with the salvation history only at the time of Deutero-Isaiah (Isaiah 40–66), as the Exile was reaching its close, about 550–539 B.C. However, the perception of God as creator can be found in the earliest Wisdom literature, suggesting that creation faith may have been a more formative influence from early times.