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Sophiology and Christian Mysticism

Recovering a notion of the Divine Feminine in Christianity

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Mar 06, 2024
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In perhaps my favorite passage of Scripture of all time, the hypostasis Wisdom (Sophia) is described in Chapter 7 of the deuterocanonical text Wisdom of Solomon as follows:

The Nature of Wisdom

There is in her a spirit that is intelligent, holy,
unique, manifold, subtle,
agile, clear, unpolluted,
distinct, invulnerable, loving the good, keen,

23 irresistible,…

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