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Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, dictated the Word of Wisdom as a revelation from the Christian God was dictated on February 27, 1833. [2] The Word of Wisdom was first published as a stand-alone broadsheet in December 1833. In 1835, it was included as Section LXXX (80) [6] in the first edition of the Doctrine and Covenants.
Many of Smith's teachings, such as the Word of Wisdom, were delivered as revelations. Others, however, were given in Smith's own voice. Smith gave varying types of revelations. Some were temporal, while others were spiritual or doctrinal. Some were received for a specific individual, while others were directed at the whole church.
Full text Book of Commandments at English Wikisource The Book of Commandments is the earliest published book to contain the revelations of Joseph Smith Jr. Text published in the Book of Commandments is now considered scripture by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) as part of the larger Doctrine and Covenants .
In Christianity, the word of wisdom is a spiritual gift listed in 1 Corinthians 12:8. The function that this gift is given varies. Some Christians see in this gift a prophetic-like function. Others see in the word of wisdom a teaching function. This gift is closely related with the gift of the word of knowledge.
The Book of Sirach (/ ˈ s aɪ r æ k /) [a], also known as The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, [1] The Wisdom of Jesus son of Eleazar [2] or Ecclesiasticus (/ ɪ ˌ k l iː z i ˈ æ s t ɪ k ə s /), [3] is a Jewish literary work, originally written in Biblical Hebrew.
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[125] Wisdom is seen as a light that casts away darkness, and "its dictates must be observed under all circumstances". [126] One may obtain knowledge and wisdom through God, his Word, and his Divine Manifestation; the source of all learning is the knowledge of God. [127]
At a time when Farsi dominated literature and public life, Khodzha Akhmed Iassavi wrote in his native Old Turkic (Chagatai) language. Iassavi’s Dīvān-i Ḥikmet (Book of wisdom) is not just a religious relic of Sufi literature; it is also one of the oldest written works in the Turkic language. Iassavi begins with many elements of the ...