Sirach

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Sirach
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Richard Coggins
SeriesGuides to the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreJudaism
ISBN/Barcode 9781850757658
ClassificationsDewey:229.4061
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Sheffield Academic Press
Publication Date 1 January 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.

Author Biography

Richard Coggins was formerly Senior Lecturer in Old Testament at King's College, London.

Reviews

... provides an excellent, concise and accessible way into this fascinating book. 'Theology', May/June 1999