“Wisdom Sings Her Own Praise” (Sir. 24:1)
Collected Essays on the Book of Ben Sira III
By (author) P.C. Beentjes
It is no less than a Golden Age for Ben Sira students and scholars. Over the last twenty-five years, the research into the Book of Ben Sira (Ecclesiasticus) has grown into a well-studied field. Apart from the publication of basic tools, such as new text editions and polyglots, a variety of topics has been discussed.
In the first part of this volume the author focuses on some literary units in the Book of Ben Sira, such as the prayer in Sir. 22:27-23:6 and its mediaeval reworking. The portrayal of Aaron and Phineas is analyzed, just as the way Ben Sira speaks about angels.
The second part of this collection presents essays on Ben Sira’s way of quoting from Proverbs and Isaiah. Attention is further paid to the divergent views between Ben Sira and his grandson on prophets, and on wisdom and torah.
- By (author) P.C. Beentjes
Other Titles in this Series
Anthropology in the New Testament and its Ancient Context
Papers from the EABS-Meeting in Piliscsaba / Budapest
Volume 54
Meaningful Meetings with Foreigners in the World of the Bible
Essays in Honour of Klaas Spronk on the Occasion of His Retirement
Volume 119
My Shepherd, though You Do not Know Me
The Persian Royal Propaganda Model in the Nehemiah Memoir
Volume 78
Happy the One who Meditates on Wisdom (Sir. 14,20)
Collected Essays on the Book of Ben Sira
Volume 43
The Old Greek of Isaiah: Issues and Perspectives
Papers read at the Conference on the Septuagint of Isaiah, held in Leiden 10-11 April 2008
Volume 55
From Worshipping, Sacrificing and Mourning to Praising and Praying
Key Concepts of the Greek Bible
Volume 120
Jesus, the Eschatological Temple
An Exegetical Study of Jn 2,13-22 in the Light of the Pre 70 C.E. Eschatological Temple Hopes and the Synoptic Temple Action
Volume 58
A Divine Round Trip
The Literary and Christological Function of the Descent/Ascent Leitmotif in the Gospel of John
Volume 79
Oh God of Battles! Steal My Soldier’s Hearts!
A Study of the Hebrew and Greek Text Forms of Jeremiah 10:1-18
Volume 83
Qumran and the Bible
Studying the Jewish and Christian Scriptures in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Volume 57
Between Israelite Religion and Old Testament Theology
Essays on Archaeology, History, and Hermeneutics
Volume 80
Insights into Editing in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East
What Does Documented Evidence Tell Us about the Transmission of Authoritative Texts?
Volume 84
Like Nails Firmly Fixed (Qoh 12:11)
Essays on the Text and Language of the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures Presented to Peter J. Gentry on the Occasion of His Retirement
Volume 115
Law, Prophets, and Wisdom
On the Provenance of Translators and their Books in the Septuagint Version
Volume 68
