{"product_id":"the-wisdom-of-ben-sira-samuel-l-adams-9780300180800","title":"The Wisdom of Ben Sira 1-24: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first installment of a new, authoritative two-volume commentary on the Wisdom of Ben Sira\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wisdom of Ben Sira, the longest extant Jewish instructional text from the Second Temple period, is a work of compendious advice and vivid theological reflection. Penned in the early second century BCE, and referencing numerous figures and details from Israel's sacred traditions, it features colorful discourses on virtuous behavior, relationships, wisdom, sin, divine providence, justice, death, the history of Israel, and numerous other topics. These witty and at times controversial reflections also offer an invaluable window into the cultural and economic landscape of postexilic Judea in the tumultuous days preceding the Hasmonean dynasty, as Hellenistic influences swept the Mediterranean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis commentary features a fresh and updated translation of the first twenty-four chapters of the text, a lengthy introduction, and extensive pericope-by-pericope notes and commentary. The translation is based on a new analysis of the principal Hebrew manuscripts as well as the ancient translations, while the introduction traces the major themes and topics of the text and provides an in-depth overview of the manuscript sources, as well as the numerous points of contact with Jewish, Hellenistic, and Egyptian works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel L. Adams,Eric D. Reymond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300180802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300180800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Samuel L. Adams","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48743079346431,"sku":"9780300180800","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wisdom-of-ben-sira-samuel-l-adams-9780300180800","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}