Fear of the Lord as Wisdom: Ben Sira 1,11-30

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Introduction v
3. Contents ix
4. The Discovery of the Cambridge Genizah Fragments of Ben Sira: Scholars and Texts 1
5. Review of Recent Research on the Book of Ben Sira (1980–1996) 23
6. Structure and Redaction History of the Book of Ben Sira Review and Prospects 61
7. Ben Sira Manuscripts from Qumran and Masada 81
8. Reading the Hebrew Ben Sira Manuscripts Synoptically A New Hypothesis 95
9. Fear of the Lord as Wisdom: Ben Sira 1,11-30 113
10. Trial Motif in the Book of Ben Sira with Special Reference to Sir 2,1-6 135
11. Wisdom of the Poor: Ben Sira 10,19–11,6 153
12. Honor and Shame in Ben Sira: Anthropological and Theological Reflections 171
13. "Fear the Lord and Honor the Priest“ Ben Sira as Defender of the Jerusalem Priesthood 189
14. Abbreviations of Sigla 223
15. Abbreviations of Periodicals, Reference Works and Series 225
16. Index of references 229
17. Personalia 233
18. Backmatter 234