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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... persons today " -Provided by publisher . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 10 : 0-8146-5212-3 ( pbk .: alk . paper ) 1. Bible . O.T. Apocrypha . Ecclesiasticus - Criticism , interpretation , etc. I. Title . II ...
... person . In that verse the author tells us his name , where he lived , and what kind of book he wrote ( " instruc- tion ... persons today . Why are Ben Sira and his book important ? Some reasons pertain to the book itself . The book of ...
... 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 who follows the grape pickers in the hope of getting what they might miss and leave ...
... persons who wish to become wise . The prospective students are males , persons who have the financial resources and leisure for study , and who will themselves become sages , heads of households , and leaders among their Jewish ...
... person . The most extensive and representative wisdom writing in the Hebrew Bible is the book of Proverbs . It is in fact ... persons are punished . Qoheleth / Ecclesiastes often casts doubt on the ade- quacy of the law of retribution to ...