Similar ideas and tropes found in the Wisdom of Solomon and 4QInstruction (4Q415–418, 423; 1Q26) have considerable significance for the study of early Jewish sapiential literature. One feature shared by both compositions is teaching about “mysteries.” Previous studies on these two wisdom writings conclude that there are distinct differences in what these mysteries are and how they function in the thought world of each composition. This article argues for an alternative understanding of mysteries in 4QInstruction to those presented in previous comparative studies. In light of this reassessment of mysteries, the Wisdom of Solomon and 4QInstruction are seen to participate within an intellectual space much closer to one another than previously perceived.

在所罗门的智慧和 4QInstruction (4Q415–418, 423; 1Q26) 中发现的类似想法和比喻对早期犹太智慧文学的研究具有相当大的意义。两部作品共有的一个特点是教授“奥秘”。先前对这两部智慧著作的研究得出的结论是，这些奥秘是什么，以及它们在每部作品的思想世界中如何发挥作用，存在明显差异。本文主张对 4QInstruction 中的奥秘有另一种理解，而不是以前的比较研究中提出的奥秘。鉴于对奥秘的这种重新评估，所罗门的智慧和 4QInstruction 被视为参与一个比以前认为的更接近彼此的知识空间。