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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... Sira's Social World 84 CHAPTER SIX Ben Sira's Abiding Wisdom 100 For Reference and Further Study 133 Index of Principal Ancient Texts 136 Index of Subjects 140 Index of Authors 142 PREFACE The book you hold in your hand is one.
... ancient 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 ...
... ancient Jewish wisdom writings to beginners in biblical studies . It first provides basic information about Ben Sira and his book , as well as his world and the other biblical wisdom books . Then , on the as- sumption that few readers ...
... ancient Near Eastern wisdom and the Hebrew Bible , and he saw his vocation to be handing on those traditions to the next genera- tions . However , Ben Sira's instinctive conservatism and traditionalism were balanced by his creativity ...
... ancient Near Eastern wisdom traditions and the distinctively Jewish religious traditions embodied in the Hebrew Scriptures . Ben Sira's basic and most important theological insight is that the highest form of wisdom is to be found in ...