Frontmatter -- Introduction -- Contents -- The Discovery of the Cambridge Genizah Fragments of Ben Sira: Scholars and Texts / Reif, Stefan C. -- Review of Recent Research on the Book of Ben Sira (1980-1996) / Reiterer, Friedrich Vinzenz -- Structure and Redaction History of the Book of Ben Sira Review and Prospects / Marböck, Johannes -- Ben Sira Manuscripts from Qumran and Masada / Marione, Corrado -- Reading the Hebrew Ben Sira Manuscripts Synoptically A New Hypothesis / Beentjes, Pancratius C. -- Fear of the Lord as Wisdom: Ben Sira 1,11-30 / Di Leila, Alexander A. -- Trial Motif in the Book of Ben Sira with Special Reference to Sir 2,1-6 / Calduch-Benages, Núriaria -- Wisdom of the Poor: Ben Sira 10,19-11,6 / Gilbert, Maurice -- Honor and Shame in Ben Sira: Anthropological and Theological Reflections / Camp, Claudia V. -- "Fear the Lord and Honor the Priest" Ben Sira as Defender of the Jerusalem Priesthood / Wright III, Benjamin G. -- Abbreviations of Sigla -- Abbreviations of Periodicals, Reference Works and Series -- Index of references -- Personalia -- Backmatter |