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Author Wright, Benjamin G. (Benjamin Givens)

Title Praise Israel for wisdom and instruction [electronic resource] : essays on Ben Sira and wisdom, the Letter of Aristeas and the Septuagint / by Benjamin G. Wright III.

Imprint Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

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Description xv, 361 p.
Series Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; v. 131
Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 131.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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 -- [Eved/doulos] : terms and social status in 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 [sections] 158-160.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Bible. O.T. Apocrypha. Ecclesiasticus -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. O.T. Greek -- Versions -- Septuagint.
Letter of Aristeas.
Wisdom literature -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9789004169081 (hardback : alk. paper)
9004169083 (hardback : alk. paper)

 
    
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