Explore the concept of a co-Creator: Lady Wisdom and Jesus. We read in Colossians 1:13-17, " He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together." Consider Proverbs 8:1-2, 22-26, 30. Explore that Wisdom is being cast as a co-Creator or Agent of creation. Jesus is referred to in the New Testament as the Wisdom of God. If this passage is linked to Jesus, was Jesus Creator? Wisdom was the agent, but who or what was Wisdom? Consider the Wisdom of Solomon 6:22 , 7:22 , 25-26, Wisdom of Solomon 9:1-4, 9-10 and Sirach 24:1-6. The New Testament references not only the Old Testament but Second Temple Jewish material because that is part of their context. The Jews had a wisdom tradition that was included in the second power discussion. Consider Luke 11:46-50. Compare that to Matthew 23:29-35. The Synoptics link Jesus to the Wisdom figure. Explore wisdom and Hebrews. Recall Wisdom of Solomon 7:26 and Hebrews 1:1-3. Why the feminine language for Wisdom? The issue is not biological gender but grammatical gender. Grammatical gender is arbitrary. Consider the example of Genesis 4. Does it make any sense for God to either acquire wisdom or create wisdom? If God acquires wisdom it implies there was a time when wisdom was not and God lacked wisdom. For Athanasius, the question was then how could we have God? "Bringing forth" implies wisdom was around before but wasn't on the scene center stage. Explore the term "begotten" versus made or created. Consider what the Nicene Creed (325 AD) states. Consider Jesus as "Only Begotten". The Greek is monogenēs and until late 19th or early 20th century was assumed by many to mean monos ("only") and gennaw ("to beget"). Later discoveries (Papyri) showed monos ("only") and genē ("kind") (Cf. Hebrews 11:17 ).