"With All Your Soul Fear the Lord" (Sir. 7:27) (Paperback). This item is unavailable."With All Your Soul Fear the Lord" (Sir. 7:27) (Paperback)

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.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? 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.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.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. In past decades the Book of Ben Sira, also known as Ecclesiasticus, has attracted a great deal of scholarly attention, both in its different Hebrew and Greek versions, as well as in its Syriac and Latin form. This volume opens with a quick overview of two much discussed topics. Is Ben Sira supposed to be a priest? And in what way doe Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…