Full of Praise: An Exegetical Study of Sir 39, 12-35 (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism)
Jan Liesen
ISBN 10: 9004113592 ISBN 13: 9789004113596
Published by Brill Academic Publishers, 1999
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This volume deals with the book of Ben Sira, discussing his self-understanding and his relation to Wisdom and God. Point of departure is the hymnic instruction in Sir 39, 12-35.
The study opens with an examination of its text-critical situation, structure and literary format. In the first part the diptych on the trades, Sir 38-39, is examined as context for the hymn. The second part focuses on the frame of the hymn and investigates the role of sage and disciples; the third part considers the sapiential teaching (39, 16-31) in detail.
The section on the "work of God", the use of the first-person singular, and the nature of text-forms are of special interest for scholars of Old Testament wisdom literature, the intertestamental period and the history of Judaism.
About the Author: Jan W.M. Liesen, S.S.D. (1998) from Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, lectures in Scripture at Rolduc Seminary, The Netherlands.
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Title: Full of Praise: An Exegetical Study of Sir ...
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine