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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... fear of the Lord . " His theological genius was to integrate the secular wis- dom tradition based on human experience and practical insight with the particular revelation of the God of Israel in nature , the Torah , and history . As a ...
... fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge " ( 1 : 7 ) . And they repeat many times over the law of retribution according to which wise and righteous behavior leads to happiness and a long life while foolish and wicked behavior ...
... fear of the Lord . While assuming an androcentric vision of society , this poem describes what passed for the ideal of womanhood in ancient Near Eastern societies , especially among its elite members . It is likely that Ben Sira knew ...
... fear the Lord and depart from evil ( 28:28 ) . While criticizing one basic principle of the wisdom movement ( the law of retribution ) , the book of Job nonetheless confirms as foundational two other principles of the Jewish wisdom move ...
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