“WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND?”: SEEKING THE PLACE OF WISDOM IN BIBLICAL THEOLOGY

Authors

• Daniel J. Hanlon, Christ the Foundation Anglican Church

Abstract

This article explores the place of biblical wisdom literature within biblical theology, challenging the claim that wisdom resists integration into theological frameworks. Using Klink and Lockett’s taxonomy, it surveys five approaches—historical description, history of redemption, worldview-story, canonical, and theological construction—showing that each successfully incorporates wisdom in distinct ways. Rather than privileging a single method, the article argues for the primacy of inductive study of the biblical text. Close attention to wisdom books reveals key epistemological, ethical, and theological dimensions, which provide a flexible framework for integrating wisdom literature into biblical theology across diverse interpretive approaches.

Recommended Citation

Hanlon, Daniel J. (2026) "“WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND?”: SEEKING THE PLACE OF WISDOM IN BIBLICAL THEOLOGY," The Journal of Inductive Biblical Studies: Vol. 9: Iss. 2, p. 36 – 57.
Available at: https://place.asburyseminary.edu/jibs/vol9/iss2/4