Studies in the Book of Ben Sira (2008 Xeravits, Zsengellér), edited volume
Studies in the Book of Ben Sira is a volume edited by Géza G. Xeravits and József Zsengellér
Abstract
This volume contains the proceedings of the Third International Conference on the deuterocanonical books, organised by the Shime‘on Centre in Pápa, Hungary (18-20 May 2006). "Renowned international scholars of the field treat questions of text in the Book of Ben Sira, the underlying traditions and theological questions. In the first part, the authors deal with introductory problems of the complex oeuvre of Ben Sira; the second main part of the volume focuses primarily on the wisdom part of book; finally, the reader will find papers dealing with particular pericopae of the Praise of the Fathers section of Ben Sira." (Provided by the Publisher)
Editions and translations
Published in Leiden: Brill, 2008 (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 127).
Table of contents
- Maurice Gilbert, The vetus latina of Ecclesiasticus
- Frank Feder, The Coptic version(s) of the Book of Jesus Sirach
- Gabriele Boccaccini, Where does Ben Sira belong? The canon, literary genre, intellectual movement, and social group of a Zadokite document
- Stefan Schorch, The pre-eminence of the Hebrew language and the emerging concept of the "ideal text" in late second temple Judaism
- Armin Lange, "The law, the prophets, and the other books of the Fathers" (Sir, prologue): Canonical lists in Ben Sira and elsewhere?
- Nuria Calduch-Benages, "Cut her away from your flesh." Divorce in Ben Sira
- Friedrich V. Reiterer, Das Verhältnis der hmkhh zur hdvt im Buch Ben Sira. Kriterien zur gegenseitigen Bestimmung
- József Zsengellér], Does wisdom come from the temple? Ben Sira's attitude to the temple of Jerusalem
- Jeremy Corley, Sirach 44:1-15 as introduction to the Praise of the ancestors
- Benjamin G. Wright, The use and interpretation of biblical tradition in Ben Sira's Praise of the ancestors
- Pancratius C. Beentjes, Ben Sira 44:19-23--the patriarchs, text, tradition, theology
- Matthias Weigold, Noah in the Praise of the Fathers: The Flood Story in nuce