Jesus Ben Sira Of Jerusalem
Subtitle: A Biblical Guide To Living Wisely (Interfaces)
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: October 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9780814652121
Subjects: Judaism; Religion; Christianity - Christian Life - General; Bible - Apocrypha; Bibles; O.T.; O.T; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Biblical Studies - Apocrypha; Bible; Christian Life - General; Apocrypha; Apocrypha.; Bible.; Ecclesiasticus
First sentence: The subject of this volume is a Jewish wisdom teacher named Jesus Ben Sira.
Description: "Introduction to and scholarly consideration of how Jesus Ben Sira (Jesus, the son of Sirach and Jewish wisdom teacher of the late third and early second century B.C.E) communicated his wisdom teachings, which psychological and sociological assumptions underlay his teachings, and what they might contribute to the personal and social formation of persons today"--Provided by publisher.