LEADER 04547nam 2200781 a 450 001 9910461266503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-16609-7 010 $a9786613166098 010 $a3-11-024747-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110247473 035 $a(CKB)2670000000105226 035 $a(OCoLC)735604120 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10486421 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000530380 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11301311 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000530380 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10567807 035 $a(PQKB)11564132 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC727091 035 $a(WaSeSS)Ind00009424 035 $a(DE-B1597)113783 035 $a(OCoLC)1002242659 035 $a(OCoLC)1004867945 035 $a(OCoLC)1011438590 035 $a(OCoLC)979838197 035 $a(OCoLC)984634593 035 $a(OCoLC)987928796 035 $a(OCoLC)992508444 035 $a(OCoLC)999367548 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110247473 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL727091 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10486421 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL316609 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000105226 100 $a20101020d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBen Sira on family, gender, and sexuality$b[electronic resource] /$fIbolya Balla 210 $aBerlin ;$aNew York $cDe Gruyter$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (341 p.) 225 1 $aDeuterocanonical and cognate literature studies,$x1865-1666 ;$vv. 8 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a3-11-024746-1 311 $a3-11-215017-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tTable of contents -- $tIntroduction with literature review and methodology -- $tChapter 1: Respect for fathers and mothers and the treatmentofwidows -- $tChapter 2: The anxiety of bringing up children: teachings on sons and daughters -- $tChapter 3: Teachings on marital relationships -- $tChapter 4: Teachings on sexual behaviour that is either illicit and/or discouraged, including adultery and approaching prostitutes, virgins, maidservants -- $tChapter 5: Wisdom poems -- $tChapter 6: Conclusion -- $tAppendix -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex of modern authors -- $tIndex of ancient texts 330 $aThe book investigates Ben Sira's attitudes toward all matters pertaining to sexuality in the context of family relations and gender issues. The author's seemingly negative attitude to women, the anxiety expressed in the discussions of marital and extramarital relations, and the disciplining of children can lead to the assumption that the work has a negative attitude toward sexuality. Ben Sira's book is a combination of carefully composed wisdom poems and of teachings on everyday issues, including marriage, family life, self-control, desires, and sexual promiscuity. The sage dedicates a greater number of passages than other wisdom books to the discussion of social relations especially in regard to family. In so doing his regular point of departure seems to be what benefits or damages these relations mean, and whether they bring disgrace to a person, especially through sexuality. In addition, we have to make a distinction between the attitudes of the writer of the original Hebrew text of the book and that of the Greek translator. The two texts, produced in different social settings, times and places, differ at times in regard to sexuality.This book examines the wisdom poems, some characterized by openness about issues of eroticism, and all sayings that concern matters pertaining to sexuality found in discussions of passions, family relations and gender issues, and warnings against sexual wrongdoing. All this is done with a special regard to the differences between the Hebrew original text and the Greek translation. 410 0$aDeuterocanonical and cognate literature studies ;$vv. 8. 606 $aFamilies$xBiblical teaching 606 $aSex role$xBiblical teaching 606 $aSex$xBiblical teaching 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFamilies$xBiblical teaching. 615 0$aSex role$xBiblical teaching. 615 0$aSex$xBiblical teaching. 676 $a229/.407 700 $aBalla$b Ibolya$01044194 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461266503321 996 $aBen Sira on family, gender, and sexuality$92469689 997 $aUNINA