“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
Texts and Contexts of Jeremiah
The Exegesis of Jeremiah 1 and 10 in Light of Text and Reception History
Volume 82
Transformations in the Septuagint
Towards an Interaction of Septuagint Studies and Translation Studies
Volume 47
“With All Your Soul Fear the Lord” (Sir. 7:27)
Collected Essays on the Book of Ben Sira II
Volume 87
The Akedah Servant Complex
The Soteriological Linkage of Genesis 22 and Isaiah 53 in Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Writings
Volume 69
In Spirit and Truth
An Exegetical Study of John 4:19-26 and a Theological Investigation of the Replacement Theme in the Fourth Gospel
Volume 46
Beyond the Breach
An Exegetical Study of John 4:1-42 as a Text of Jewish-Samaritan Reconciliation
Volume 92
Prophecy after the Prophets?
The Contribution of the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Understanding of Biblical and Extra-Biblical Prophecy
Volume 52
Studies on Jewish and Christian Historical Summaries from the Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods
Volume 95
Wachstumsgesetz oder Kurzungstendenz?
Gedachtnispsychologische Erkenntnisse zu den inhaltlichen Uberhangen in den synoptischen Paralleltraditionen
Volume 104
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