《圣經》對智慧做過各種描述和界說,探討了智慧的起源、屬性、定義、分類、途徑、功能、價值等問題。通過比較可以發現,兩約智慧觀發生了以下嬗變:兩約都認為智慧存在于太初,但關于太初智慧的描述不同,經邏各斯的轉換,《新約》對太初智慧的指認發生了變化;兩約都認為智慧屬于上帝之靈,人的智慧是上帝所賜,但《舊約》還肯定了人的后天努力和民間世俗智慧,而《新約》只強調上帝智慧;兩約中智慧的內涵有不同,分類、分級也有不同;兩約都認為智慧為首,是無價之寶,貴為生命,但《舊約》多肯定智慧的現世價值,而《新約》多肯定智慧的來世價值。

In The Bible there is no coherent description and definition of wisdom, although many issues concerned are covered, such as its origin, nature, definition, categorization, function and value. By contrast and comparison between the Old Testament and the New Testament, the paper makes the following observations. The Old Testament and the New Testament share the same view that wisdom comes into being in the beginning, however, the descriptions are quite different in that the identification with wisdom in the beginning changes in the New Testament. They both hold that human wisdom is gifted by god. While in the Old Testament human learning and the worldly wisdom are emphasized, in the New Testamentthe wisdom of god is predominant. The value of wisdoms differs. In the Old Testament the secularvalue of wisdom is affirmed, while in the New Testament the afterlife value matters. In addition, the connotation and the categorization of wisdom are presented differently in the Old Testament and the New Testament.