"... Craftsmanship or skill in any area of human endeavor lies at the heart of biblical wisdom, because wisdom is a concept as wide and all encompassing as creation, which in ancient thought included culture. Thus Whybray’s attempt to label the wisdom of “manual skill” as “nonsignificant” seems to read into biblical texts long-standing Western dichotomies of culture and nature (nomos and physis) and theory and praxis that run counter to the evidence ... A further exploration of a generic element in our key biblical texts (Proverbs 3:19–20; 24:3–4; Exodus 31:1–3; 1 Kings 7:13–14) can help us in our quest to understand wisdom in relation to creation and human affairs. It is the “statement of (the builder’s) wisdom.” Its origin is in Mesopotamian hymns and annals that celebrate royal building projects ..."