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The book of Wisdom contains three distinct sections:
- God’s indictment against Christianity (chapters 1-13)
- The hidden knowledge of God and Heaven revealed (chapters 14-26)
- The house of Christ, the future of humanity, and the gnosis of God (chapters 27-29)
# of chapters: 29
Wisdom 11:1-2, 6-13
1 And the churches grew angry because of him, for many gave heed to his words and they would no longer follow after the leaders of their church but sought after God instead.
2 But certain leaders took counsel among themselves to see if they could by some means destroy, even by death, the one appointed. And they issued the decree that any who were of their church who should speak well of the man, even that person would they cast from the church as a thing defiled....
6 And the chief high priest, being over proud and filled with authority as he supposed, spoke hotly unto them, saying:
7 “Why have you sought after this man? Know you not that we have authority over you by reason of our priesthood? Where is this man’s authority that he should call after so many, and that you should follow after him?
8 Behold, we know that this man is evil and filled with deceit continually. For no man can, by any means, approach unto God except they first go unto those who are in authority over them.
9 Why, therefore, have you proclaimed aloud saying that this man is from God? For no man can come from God unto the children of men except that we first call him.
10 Is it not written among us that the house of God is a house of order? Why then have you sought to follow God by some other way, seeing that we are given authority over you?
11 Repent, therefore, and turn your heart again unto us. For it is written, that whosoever should follow the brethren, even they shall stand well with God.
12 As for this fellow, turn now away from him and consider no longer the words which he would speak. Turn again your soul unto the church lest we separate you from among us.
13 And if you will obey us concerning this thing, then we shall take you again unto our bosom and grant to you such authority as we are given over the children of men.”
“Come now and answer plainly:
Who is it that you would follow:
God or church leaders?
If God, then why have you
become offended when others
would seek after him instead
of you?
Will you be made unrighteous
for the sake of your authority?”
And saying these things,
the Teacher turned himself away
and all the high priests were
angry because of him.
Wisdom 11:57-58
“The only authority you have over us is what we give you,
and we give you none.”
Wisdom 11:62
