Theology and Anthropology in the Book of Sirach

edited by Bonifatia Gesche, Christian Lustig and Gabriel Rabo

SBL Press, 2020

Cloth: 978-0-88414-423-6 | Paper: 978-1-62837-267-0 | eISBN: 978-0-88414-424-3

Library of Congress Classification BS1765.52.T54 2019

Dewey Decimal Classification 229.406

ABOUT THIS BOOK

New research on Sirach for scholars and students

The present volume of English and German essays includes the proceedings of an international conference held in Eichstaett, Germany, in 2017. Themes of creation, emotions, life, death, wisdom, knowledge, the individual and society, family, gender, mercy, justice, and freedom are but a few of the topics that contributors explore in this new collection. Essays explore the rich intertextual connections between Sirach and other biblical texts.

Features:

Attention to theological distinctions presented in the Hebrew, Greek, Syriac, and Latin versions of the book of Sirach
Examination of the reception of Sirach in the New Testament and the early modern era
English abstracts for German-language essays and German abstracts for English-language essays

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