Wright, Benjamin G.

Praise Israel for wisdom and instruction essays on Ben Sira and wisdom, the Letter of Aristeas and the Septuagint / [electronic resource] : by Benjamin G. Wright III. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008. - xv, 361 p. - Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, v. 131 1384-2161 ; . - Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 131. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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 / "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. (with Claudia V. Camp) --


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Bible.--O.T.--Apocrypha.--Ecclesiasticus--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. Greek --O.T.--Versions--Septuagint.
Letter of Aristeas.


Wisdom literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Electronic books.

BS1765.52 / .W75 2008eb

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