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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... Reading Ben Sira's Book 30 CHAPTER FOUR Ben Sira's Ways of Teaching 65 CHAPTER FIVE Ben Sira's Social World 84 CHAPTER SIX Ben Sira's Abiding Wisdom 100 For Reference and Further Study 133 Index of Principal Ancient Texts 136 Index of ...
... readers . The books are designed for college students ( though we think suitable for seminary courses and for serious Bible study ) , planned to provide young adults with relevant infor- mation and at a level of critical sophistication ...
... readers . It is surely the case that biblical studies is in a methodology - conscious moment , and the INTER- FACES series embraces it enthusiastically . Our hope is for students to con- tinue to see the relationship between their best ...
... readers of diverse proficiency and familiarity have registered sat- isfaction with this slim overview narrated by biblical Sophia . The series challenge for publisher , writers , teachers , and students — is to combine the volumes ...
... readers of this book have ever read and studied Sirach straight through , it provides a brief exposition of the whole book that can serve as both a guide to reading the book and a reference resource as our discussion proceeds . Then it ...