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Finally, this notion of the ordering of the comos and history for God's people is discussed with its consequences for Jewish life under contemporary Hellenistic and Roman rule. Prepared as a doctoral dissertation under the direction of J. Schaper and presented to the University of Aberdeen, this investigation of the book of Wisdom contends that it uses the Stoic concept of pneuma to integrate various elements of the Jewish biblical tradition, including sapiential texts, the narratives of the patriarchs and the exodus, eschatological hope and apocalyptic language, and the work of the spirit of God in enabling prophets and leaders. After dealing with introductory matters concerning the book of Wisdom and the concepts of pneuma and eschatology within it, it offers an argument for the theological unity of Wisdom's different depictions of salvation. 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