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Praise Israel for wisdom and instruction: essays on Ben Sira and Wisdom, the Letter of Aristeas and the Septuagint
2008, Brill
in English
9004169083 9789004169081
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Praise Israel for Wisdom and Instruction: Essays on Ben Sira and Wisdom, the Letter of Aristeas and the Septuagint
2008, BRILL
in English
9047443632 9789047443636
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Table of Contents
Wisdom and women at Qumran
From generation to generation: the sage as father in early Jewish literature
The categories of rich and poor in the Qumran sapiential literature
"Who has been tested by gold and found perfect?": Ben Sira's discourse of riches and poverty (with Claudia V. Camp)
"Fear the Lord and honor the priest": Ben Sira as defender of the Jerusalem priesthood
"Put the nations in fear of you": Ben Sira and the problem of foreign rule
Wisdom, instruction, and social location in Ben Sira and 1 Enoch
Ben Sira on the sage as exemplar
B. Sanhedrin 100b and rabbinic knowledge of Ben Sira
The Jewish scriptures in Greek: the Septuagint in the context of ancient translation activity
The meeting of Hebrew-biblical and Hellenistic-Roman culture
Access to the source: Cicero, Ben Sira, the Septuagint, and their audiences
The Letter of Aristeas and the reception history of the Septuagint
Translation as scripture: the Septuagint in Aristeas and Philo
Three Jewish ritual practices in Aristeas.
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