Jesus Ben Sira of Jerusalem: A Biblical Guide to Living WiselyLiturgical Press, 2005 - 142 pagini Questions of vocation and character formation become important to students as they continue to receive higher education. Jesus Ben Sira combines secular wisdom from Near Eastern wisdom sources and divine revelations from the Hebrew Bible to create the Book of Sirach. By applying form criticism to Ben Sira's book, Daniel J. Harrington provides students with historical information of the psychological and sociological context underlying Ben Sira's teachings, as well as an understanding of how Ben Sira's ancient wisdom can contribute to personal and social formation in the 21st century. Chapters include Ben Sira and His Book, Ben Sira and Other Wisdom Books, Reading Ben Sira's Book, Ben Sira's Ways of Teaching, Ben Sira's Social World, Ben Sira's Abiding Wisdom, as well as references, suggestions for further study, and an index. Daniel J. Harrington, S.J., Ph.D., is a professor of New Testament at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has written numerous scholarly works, including Paul on the Mystery of Israel, The Gospel of Matthew, and The Gospel According to Matthewpublished by the Liturgical Press. This book is part of the series Interfaces. |
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... Israel who was famous for his wisdom , but all of them were composed many centuries after Solomon's death . The one and only ancient Jewish wisdom book that tells us its author's name and provides some personal information about him is ...
... Israel at a pivotal point in Jewish history . It illustrates how and what ancient Jewish wisdom teachers taught . And it conveys wise teachings that have challenged and inspired readers for well over two thousand years . Other reasons ...
... Israel . The extent to which the teachings in the book of Sirach refer to or even allude to contemporary historical events is a matter of great debate among scholars . It is enough for our purposes to provide a brief sketch of Second ...
... Israel . When Alexander died in 323 B.c.e. there was a great struggle for power among his generals and friends , and eventually his vast empire was divided into parts . By around the year 300 the people of Judea found them- selves ...
... Israel in nature , the Torah , and history . As a wisdom teacher Ben Sira generally follows the literary conven- tions of Jewish and ancient Near Eastern wisdom teachers . His basic method of communication is through short sayings of ...