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Ben Sira in Conversation with Traditions
A Festschrift for Prof. Núria Calduch-Benages on the Occasion of Her 65th Birthday
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Edited by:
Francis M. Macatangay
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Together with:
Renate Egger-Wenzel
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English
Published/Copyright:
2022
About this book
This volume of essays on Ben Sira is a Festschrift on the occasion of the 65th birthday of Prof. Nuria Calduch-Benages.
The volume gathers the latest studies on Ben Sira's relationship with other Jewish traditions. With a variety of methods and approaches, the volume explores Ben Sira's interpretation of received traditions, his views on the prevailing issues of his time, and the subsequent reception of his work.
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Francis M. Macatangay, University of St. Thomas, Houston TX, USA, and Francisco-Javier Ruiz-Ortiz, St Mary's University, London, GB.
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Frontmatter
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Preface
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Contents
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Introduction
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Select Bibliography
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Contributors
13 - Part I: Ben Sira in Conversation with the Torah
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The Creation of Humanity in HebrewWisdom Literature of the Second Century BCE
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Torah, Paideia, and Sophia in Ben Sira
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Ben Sira’s Portrayal of Aaron and Phinehas (Sir 45:6–25): An Interaction between Tradition and Innovation
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“Do Not Defraud the Life of the Poor”: Notes on the Greek of Sir 4:1–10
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Ben Sira and Ezekiel
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“Bread to the Hungry and Clothes to the Naked”: A History of a Prophetic- Sapiential Motif from Tobit to the Syriac of Ben Sira
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The Metaphor of a Woman Giving Birth: The Book of Ben Sira in the Light of Prophetic Literature
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Banquet of Life in Ben Sira and Hosea: Intertextual Links between Sir 24:12–23 and Hos 14:5–10
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“Yet, No One Remembered that Poor Man”: Qoheleth and Ben Sira on the Wisdom of the Poor
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Living with Wild Animals: A Study of the Imagery in Sir 25:15–16
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Keywords: women/wives, animal imagery, metaphors, Ben Sira, anger
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Family Ethos and Wise Behavior in Proverbs, Sirach, and Vietnamese Folk Sayings
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Jerusalem in the Books of Tobit and Ben Sira
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Wisdom in Disguise and the Heroism of Widows: Ben Sira and Judean Traditions (Sir 4:1–19)
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Path Dependence and Institutional Change: The Portrayal of Alcimus and Jonathan as High Priests in 1 Maccabees
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A Devilish Parallel: Sir 15:14 in its Hebrew Reception
267 - Part V: Later Authors in Conversation with the Book of Ben Sira
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The Book of Ben Sira From a Reception- Historical Perspective: Hubert Frankemölle’s Commentary on the Letter of James
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Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak, and Slow to Anger (Jas 1:19 and Sir 5:11)
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Reliability and Gentleness: Moses, Jesus, and the Disciple
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“Useful for Instruction”: The Popularity of Sirach in Christian Egypt
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M. H. Segal (1875–1968) and his Abiding Interest in Ben Sira
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Index of References
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Index of Authors
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eBook published on:
August 1, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9783110762181
Hardcover published on:
August 1, 2022
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110761979
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
12
Main content:
382
Coloured Illustrations:
1
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars in the field of biblical studies, especially Second Temple Judaism.
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