“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
Re-thinking the Death of Jesus
An Exegetical and Theological Study of Hilasmos and Agape in 1 John 2:1-2 and 4:7-10
Volume 73
Sabbath in the Making
A Study of the Inner-Biblical Interpretation of the Sabbath Commandment
Volume 97
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
Studies in the Biblical Text in Honour of Anneli Aejmelaeus
Volume 72
“If Christ is Preached as Raised from the Dead…”
Studies in Honour of Riemer Roukema on the Occasion of His Retirement
Volume 123
Three Versions of Esther
Their Relationship to Anti-Semitic and Feminist Critique of the Story
Volume 74
“Have You Not Read this Scripture?”
Memory Variation and Context-Based Modification in the Old Testament Quotations in the Gospel of Mark
Volume 116
The Sources of Celsus’s Criticism of Jesus
Theological Developments in the Second Century AD
Volume 108
A Cosmic Leap of Faith
An Authorial, Structural, and Theological Investigation of the Cosmic Christology in Col 1:15-20
Volume 41
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
