
Sirach
Richard Coggins(Editor)
Sheffield Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-85075-765-8 (ISBN)
Description
Sirach is a book that raises a very distinctive set of problems. What should we call it (Sirach, Ecclesiasticus, Ben Sira)? What is the relation between the traditional Greek text and the recently rediscovered Hebrew parts of the book? Where did it stand in relation to Jewish tradition and the Hellenism that was sweeping the Mediterranean world? In this guide, a new addition to Sheffield's series on the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, these questions are discussed, as well as the use the author made of Scripture, and the scholarly placing of the book in the Wisdom tradition. The author's attitude to women is considered and the volume ends with a consideration of some of the chief theological themes of Sirach.
Reviews / Votes
... provides an excellent, concise and accessible way into this fascinating book. 'Theology', May/June 1999More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
152 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85075-765-8 (9781850757658)
DOI
CBID120188
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Richard Coggins
Sirach
E-Book
01/1997
1st Edition
Sheffield Academic Press
€36.49
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Person
Richard Coggins was formerly Senior Lecturer in Old Testament at King's College, London.