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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... especially appropriate and constructive for interreligious dialogue today , since most world religions have their own rich wisdom traditions . Jesus Ben Sira is often called a conservative and traditionalist 2 | Jesus Ben Sira of Jerusalem.
... especially those who are preparing to exer- cise public leadership ( see 38 : 24-39 : 11 ) . At his school in Jerusalem , Ben Sira specialized in showing his students how to join together ancient Near Eastern wisdom traditions and the ...
... ( especially Proverbs ) may incorporate older material . There is debate about the settings in which these wisdom teachings were developed , formulated , and handed on . Was it the royal court , or the school , or the family / clan ? Or ...
... especially among its elite members . It is likely that Ben Sira knew and used the book of Proverbs as a source in his teaching and writing . He employed its primary modes of communi- cation ( maxims or proverbs , instructions , etc ...
... especially relevant for the book's theme . The poem first ( 28 : 1-11 ) describes the remarkable ingenuity and skill that humans show in finding gold and precious stones . Then it raises the real question of the poem and of the entire ...