Sirach (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781850757658)

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.

Author: Richard J. Coggins, R. J. Coggins
ISBN-10: 1850757658
ISBN-13: 9781850757658
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Language: English
Published: 07/01/1998
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.56w x 0.26d