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Sirach is a book that raises a very distinctive set of problems. What should we call it (Sirach, Ecclesiasticus, Ben Sira)? What is the relation between the traditional Greek text and the recently rediscovered Hebrew parts of the book? Where did it stand in relation to Jewish tradition and the Helle...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coggins, Richard, 1929-2017
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, ©1998.
Colección:Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Structure and contents
  • The languages of the book
  • The social and religious background of Sirach
  • Sirach within Judaism
  • Use of "Scripture"
  • Setting : the development of the wisdom tradition
  • Praise of the ancestors
  • Attitude to women
  • Theological themes.