Wisdom, Cosmos, and Cultus in the Book of Sirach [1 ed.] 3110601109, 9783110601107

The book of Sirach is a significant theological Jewish document from the 2nd century BCE. This volume examines the inter

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Wisdom, Cosmos, and Cultus in the Book of Sirach [1 ed.]
3110601109, 9783110601107

The book of Sirach is a significant theological Jewish document from the 2nd century BCE. This volume examines the inter

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The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach , also called Ecclesiasticus, is recognized as Deuterocanonical Scripture by the R

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The extreme complexity of Sirach’s text at times makes it almost impossible to come to one clear conclusion as regards c

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The extreme complexity of Sirach’s text at times makes it almost impossible to come to one clear conclusion as regards c

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In Sirach and Its Contexts an international cohort of experts analyze this second-century BCE Jewish text in its various

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Author: Jesus, son of Eleazar, son of Sirach Date Written: 200-175 BC Sirach was written by a Jewish scribe who liv

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Aramaic—the language of Jesus and his disciples—has captured the imagination of seekers from every faith and spiritual t

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This work explores the theological and social dimensions of generosity in the book of Sirach and contextualizes them wit

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Despite the resurgence of scholarly interest in the Book of Tobit in recent years, an important aspect of this deuteroca

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