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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... experience that gave rise to this series came at the same time , connected as well with undergraduates . It was my frequent experi- ence to have Roman Catholic students feel quite put out about taking " more " biblical studies , since ...
... experienced the transition from Ptolemaic to Seleucid rule around 200 B.c.e. and the turmoil associated with it . But he had probably died before matters became even more tumultuous with Antiochus IV and his Jewish collaborators ...
... experience and practical insight with the particular revelation of the God of 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 ...
... experience and intended to guide one through the everyday ( chs . 10-31 ) . The books of Qoheleth / Ecclesiastes and Job take issue with the " law of retribution , " which is basic to the outlook of Proverbs and of the ancient wisdom ...
... experiences or ob- servations and often communicate through comparisons taken from every- day life : " Like vinegar to the teeth , and smoke to the eyes , so are the lazy to their employers " ( 10:26 ) . The sayings are not scientific ...