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TitleSirach [electronic resource]
AuthorCoggins, R. J.
Call NoDTL 229.406 COG
CollectionEbook
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International Standard Book Number 9780567576743
Dewey Decimal Classification Number DTL 229.406 COG
Personal Name Coggins, R. J.
Title Statement Sirach [electronic resource]
Imprint Sheffield, UK : Sheffield Academic Press, 1998.
Physical Description eBook
Series Statement - Title Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Formatted Contents Note Structure and contents -- The languages of the book -- The social and religious background of Sirach -- Sirach within Judaism -- Use of "Scripture" -- Setting : the development of the wisdom tradition -- Praise of the ancestors -- Attitude to women -- Theological themes.
Summary, Etc. Sirach is a book that raises a very distinctive set of problems. What should we call it (Sirach, Ecclesiasticus, Ben Sira)? What is the relation between the traditional Greek text and the recently rediscovered Hebrew parts of the book? Where did it stand in relation to Jewish tradition and the Hellenism that was sweeping the Mediterranean world? In this guide, a new addition to Sheffield's series on the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, these questions are discussed, as well as the use the author made of Scripture, and the scholarly placing of the book in the Wisdom tradition. The author's attitude to women is considered and the volume ends with a consideration of some of the chief theological themes of Sirach.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term BIBLE.O.T. - APOCRYPHA - ECCLESIASTICUS - CRITICISM, INTERPRETATION, ETC.
Electronic Location and Access http://thedtl.on.worldcat.org/oclc/741690663 DTL ePlatform Full text - Book opens through link in DTL DTL