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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... human 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 ...
... human experience . Job is a For general introductions to the wisdom writings see Richard J. Clifford , The Wisdom Literature ( Nashville : Abingdon , 1998 ) ; James L. Crenshaw , Old Testament Wisdom : An In- troduction ( Louisville ...
... human capacity . The poem concludes by observing that the best that humans can do for now is to fear the Lord and depart from evil ( 28:28 ) . While criticizing one basic principle of the wisdom movement ( the law of retribution ) , the ...
... human striving after wisdom and happiness as futile , the law of retribution as inadequate and not justified by experience , and death as the great equalizer casting its shadow over all human endeavors . The presence of this book in the ...
... human experience . In 3:17 he floats the idea that " God will judge the righteous and the wicked . " But Qoheleth is not at all sure that there is any life after death for humans . He is by no means certain that " the human spirit goes ...