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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... give no firm indication of the book's original title , but ( if there was one at all ) it was probably something like " Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sira . " Most scholars today refer to the book as " Sirach " and to its author as " Ben ...
... give you your reward " ( 51:30 ) . At various points in his book Ben Sira uses first person singular ( " I " ) language to describe the quest for wisdom and the role of the wisdom teacher . In 33 : 16-19 he compares himself to a gleaner ...
... gives us ; for this is our lot " ( 5:18 ) . The books of Sirach and Qoheleth are alike insofar as they give the impression that a real individual is behind each of them . But how different they are ! In fact , it is possible that Ben ...
... gives counsel about maintaining one's integrity , and provides further ad- vice on financial matters . These instructions are punctuated by calls to study or contemplate " the mystery that is to be / come " ( raz nihyeh ) , which will ...
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