Like an everlasting signet ring
Subtitle: generosity in the book of Sirach
By: Bradley C. Gregory
Series: Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies -- v. 2; Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies -- v. 2.
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9783110223668
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contains passages in Hebrew, Syriac, and Greek with English translations.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Wealth, poverty, and the problem of justice; title: Death, generosity, and the good life; title: Generosity through loans and surety; title: Generosity through almsgiving; title: Almsgiving and sacrifice in Sirach; title: The extent of almsgiving in Sirach; title: Synthesis & conclusions.