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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... things about other disciplines was stimulating and fun for all in- volved . A second experience that gave rise to this series came at the same time , connected as well with undergraduates . It was my frequent experi- ence to have Roman ...
... things in my travels , " 34:12 ) and acknowledges that he was often in danger of death because of these journeys . As a teacher of wisdom Ben Sira in 24 : 30-34 compares himself to a tributary or small stream coming off from a mighty ...
... things and declares that striving after them is hebel ( " breath , wind , emptiness , van- ity " ) . Even searching for wisdom and knowledge turns out to be " a chasing after wind " ( 1 : 12-18 ) . Adopting the persona of Solomon , the ...
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