01988nam 22003853a 450 991075847960332120240220191604.03-16-161992-7(CKB)5720000000114768(ScCtBLL)575a2d91-e420-4065-afaa-72d5058f8c70(EXLCZ)99572000000011476820231108i20232023 uu enguru||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Beginning of the Biblical Canon and Ben SiraAlma Brodersen[s.l.] :Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG,2023.1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 257 Seiten)Forschungen zum Alten Testament.3161615999 9783161615993 The Book of Ben Sira, written in Hebrew in the early second century BCE, is often regarded as containing the earliest references to the canon of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament. In contrast, Alma Brodersen examines methodological and historical issues regarding the beginning of the biblical canon and Ben Sira, and demonstrates that the book itself - as distinct from the later Prologue to its Greek translation - does not actually refer to texts as canonical. In addition, a systematic analysis of key passages in Ben Sira 38-39 and 44-50 in Hebrew and Greek uncovers similarities with other ancient texts which are not canonical today but preserved in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Far from proving the existence of the biblical canon in his day, Ben Sira's book indicates instead the importance of oral teaching and the relevance of a wide range of traditions.Forschungen zum Alten TestamentReligionHebrew BibleReligionBrodersen Alma1986-1592447ScCtBLLScCtBLLBOOK9910758479603321The Beginning of the Biblical Canon and Ben Sira3910136UNINA