Sirach / / Richard J. Coggins

• Autore: Coggins R. J (Richard J.)
• Pubblicazione: Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1998]; ©1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (112 p.)
• Disciplina: 229.406
• Soggetto topico: Wisdom literature - Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Preface; Commentaries and Other Important Studies; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Structure and Contents; 3. The Languages of the Book; 4. The Social and Religious Background of Sirach; 5. Sirach within Judaism; 6. Use of 'Scripture'; 7. Setting: The Development of the Wisdom Tradition; 8. Praise of the Ancestors; 9. Attitude to Women; 10. Theological Themes; Appendix A: The English Versions; Appendix B: Survey of Research; Index of References; Index of Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 attitud
• Titolo autorizzato: Sirach
• ISBN: 1-283-20080-5; 9786613200808; 0-567-57674-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461852703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Guides to the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.