The Wisdom of Ben Sira
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The Wisdom of Ben Sira

Studies on Tradition, Redaction, and Theology

  1. 424 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Wisdom of Ben Sira

Studies on Tradition, Redaction, and Theology

About this book

The Book of Sirach raises many questions: philological, exegetical, literary, historical, theological. There were even confessional questions which divided the traditions of synagogues and churches. It is, therefore, a fascinating book, located on the edges of the canon. Does the book attempt to repair the harm done by the erosive criticism of Job and Qoheleth, or is it the work of a thoughtful interpreter who, in a time of change, seeks to bear the tradition towards the new situation emerging from the Hellenistic Diaspora? Is it a book which aims at the restoration of the true faith against the autonomous questing of human wisdom, or is it merely a sincere, if shrewd, experiment at dialogue between the legitimate reasoning of the world and the wisdom given in the Law? According to a well-tried methodology of juxtaposing the specialists of different schools, this volume presents an up to date consideration of historical, exegetical and theological research.

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Information

Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2008
Print ISBN
9783110194999
eBook ISBN
9783110211269
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Ancient Religion

Table of contents

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Contents
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Methodological and hermeneutical trends in modern exegesis on the Book of Ben Sira
  5. Searching for structure and redaction in Ben Sira. An investigation of beginnings and endings
  6. An historico-anthropological reading of the work of Ben Sira
  7. Ben Sira and Qumran
  8. The hymn to the creation (Sir 42:15ā€“43:33): a polemic text?
  9. ā€œFull Wisdom is from the Lordā€œ. Sir 1:1-10 and its place in Israelā€™s Wisdom literature
  10. The secrets of God. Investigation into Sir 3:21-24
  11. The true sage or the Servant of the Lord (Sir 51:13-30 Gr)
  12. A common background of Ben Sira and the Psalter. The concept of hrAT in Sir 32:14-33:3 and the Torah Psalms
  13. The interpretation of the Wisdom tradition of the Torah within Ben Sira
  14. Ben Siraā€™s doctrine on the discipline of the tongue. An intertextual and synchronic analysis
  15. The metaphor of ā€œfallingā€: hermeneutic key to the Book of Sirach
  16. Christian interpretations in the syriac version of Sirach
  17. Blessing of the sage, prophecy of the scribe: from Ben Sira to Matthew
  18. Sirach, or the metamorphosis of the sage
  19. Backmatter