essays on Ben Sira and wisdom, the Letter of Aristeas and the Septuagint Wright, Benjamin G. (Benjamin Givens) creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. ne Leiden Boston Brill 2008 monographic eng

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xv, 361 p. 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. by Benjamin G. Wright III. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Criticism, interpretation, etc Versions Septuagint Wisdom literature Criticism, interpretation, etc BS1765.52 .W75 2008eb 229/.306 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10363885 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10363885 CaPaEBR 080811 ebr10363885