Qoheleth and Sirach: A Comparison

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Table of Contents ix
4. Proverbs
5. A Profile of the Septuagint Proverbs 3
6. Abraham, maître de sagesse selon l’idéal des Proverbes 18
7. Von der “Anstrengung des Begriffs” (Spr 1,3) und von “Not” und “Not wendender Kraft” (Spr 24,10.11–12) 30
8. The Words of Agur (Prov 30:1–9) and the Book of Proverbs: Some Historico-Anthropological Considerations 50
9. Job
10. Job et la main de Dieu 61
11. Courtroom Imagery: The Neglected Background of Job 5:1 84
12. Ein Phönix in Ijob 29,18? 96
13. The Optical Illusion: Job and the Reasons for a Protest (Job 29–31) 105
14. Qoheleth
15. Qoheleth’s Hatred of Life: A Passing Phase or an Enduring Sentiment? 119
16. Power in Qoheleth and the Prophets 132
17. Qoheleth and Sirach: A Comparison 145
18. The Snowball and the Cord of Three Strands: Qoh 4:12b in the Rabbinic Tradition 156
19. Ben Sira
20. Parallels of Ben Sira’s Wisdom in Tobit 4:3–19 171
21. Ben Sira 23:27 – A Pivotal Verse 186
22. A Rereading of the Primeval Narratives: Ben Sira 40:1–17 and 16:26–17:4 201
23. “Perform your work promptly, and, in his time, he will give you your reward” (SirG 51:30). Some Observations on the Use of ἕργον/ מעשה in the Book of Ben Sira 218
24. Wisdom of Solomon
25. The Antithetical Pair “to punish” and “to benefit” (koλάζω and εύεργειέω) in the Book of Wisdom 237
26. The Hereafter in the Book of Wisdom (Wisdom 1–3) 250
27. Building a Temple to Wisdom (Wis 9:8) 260
28. L’έπιείκεια divine ou la mesure du jugement selon Sg 11,15–12,27 272
29. Psalms
30. Quand la structure révèle un sens: Les Psaumes «quasi-alphabétiques» 33 et 103 293
31. Melchizedek in Psalm 110:4 309
32. The Structure of Psalm 111 321
33. Ps^G 117:22–23 and the Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers 340
34. Bibliography of Prof. Maurice Gilbert, SJ (2000–2014) 353
35. List of Abbreviations 360
36. Index of Authors 364
37. Index of References 370