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

• Superior document: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, v. 131
• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Wright, Benjamin G.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 131.
• Physical Description: xv, 361 p.
• Other title: 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.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 9789004169081 (hardback : alk. paper); 9004169083 (hardback : alk. paper)
• ISSN: 1384-2161
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Benjamin G. Wright III.