'With All Your Soul Fear the Lord' (Sir. 7: 27): Collected Essays on the Book of Ben Sira II [Paperback]

In past decades the Book of Ben Sira, also known as Ecclesiasticus, hasattracted a great deal of scholarly attention, both in its differentHebrew and Greek versions, as well as in its Syriac and Latin form.<br/>

This volume opens with a quick overview of two much discussed topics.Is Ben Sira supposed to be a priest? And in what way does Ben Siracorrelate Wisdom and Torah? <br/>

It is followed by a section in which specific passages are studied. Itcontains texts relating to Lady Wisdom, the Patriarchs, Elijah, BenSiras rereading of the primeval narratives.<br/>

The next part is an inquiry into Ben Siras use of books from the HebrewBible in process of formation and his view of some major theologicalnotions from Deuteronomistic heritage.<br/>

The last section covers topics such as apocalypticism, friendship, Philoand Ben Sira, Augustines sermons on Ben Sira, and a striking type ofintertextuality discovered in this writing.