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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... teachings , which psycho- logical and sociological assumptions underlay his teachings , and what they might contribute to the personal and social formation of persons today " -Provided by publisher . Includes bibliographical references ...
... 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 Subjects 140 Index of Authors 142 PREFACE The book you hold ...
... teaching and learning , presented at this moment in the long story of how the Bible has been studied , interpreted and appropriated . The INTERFACES project was prompted by a number of experiences which you , perhaps , share . When I ...
A Biblical Guide to Living Wisely Daniel J. Harrington. with our teaching and learning . Accordingly , this series is not so much about creating texts for student audiences but rather about sharing our scholarly passions with them ...
... and stimulating for your own teaching and learning . Barbara Green , o.p. INTERFACES Series Editor May 16 , 2005 Berkeley , California : ABBREVIATIONS AB BJS BZAW CBQ JSJSup SBLDS SBLMS SP TBT viii Jesus Ben Sira of Jerusalem.