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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... O.T. Apocrypha . Ecclesiasticus - Criticism , interpretation , etc. I. Title . II . Series : Interfaces ( Collegeville , Minn . ) BS1765.52.H37 229'.406 - dc22 2005 2004026877 CONTENTS Preface V Abbreviations ix CHAPTER ONE Ben Sira and.
... CHAPTER ONE Ben Sira and His Book 1 CHAPTER Two Ben Sira and Other Wisdom Books 12 CHAPTER THREE Reading Ben Sira's Book 30 CHAPTER FOUR Ben Sira's Ways of Teaching 65 CHAPTER FIVE Ben Sira's Social World 84 CHAPTER SIX Ben Sira's ...
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A Biblical Guide to Living Wisely Daniel J. Harrington. CHAPTER ONE Ben Sira and His Book The subject of this volume is a Jewish wisdom teacher named Jesus Ben Sira . He lived and worked in Jerusalem in the ... CHAPTER Ben Sira and His Book.
... Chapter Four for an extended discussion of the literary forms used by Ben Sira to convey his sage advice . His Grandson's Greek Translation Although Ben Sira wrote his book in Hebrew and we now again have access to parts of his Hebrew ...