Wisdom, Cosmos, and Cultus in the Book of Sirach / / A. Jordan Schmidt.
Despite the attention that has already been paid to the theme of creation in the book of Sirach, scholarship has yet to provide a comprehensive analysis of Ben Sira's instruction regarding the cosmic order and its role in the divine bestowal of wisdom upon human beings.This book, which consists...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2019 Part 1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XIII, 505 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Part 1: Ben Sira’s Instruction Concerning the Cosmos -- Introduction -- 2. The Well-Ordered Cosmos -- 3. Ben Sira’s Instruction About God’s Works -- 4. The Wondrous Beauty of the Cosmos -- Part 2: The Role of Human Beings within the Created Order -- 5. Ben Sira’s Presentation of Wisdom -- 6. Human Contribution to the Cosmic Order -- 7. The High Priest, the Cultus, and the Cosmic Order -- 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of References -- Index of Topics |
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Summary: | Despite the attention that has already been paid to the theme of creation in the book of Sirach, scholarship has yet to provide a comprehensive analysis of Ben Sira's instruction regarding the cosmic order and its role in the divine bestowal of wisdom upon human beings.This book, which consists of two parts, fills a lacuna in scholarship by offering such an analysis. The first part of this study examines Ben Sira's three main treatments of the created world, thus providing a comprehensive description and synthesis of Ben Sira's doctrine concerning the created order of the cosmos. The second part of this work analyzes the place of human beings in general, and the Jewish people in particular, within the cosmic order. This second part includes an analysis of the role of the created order in Ben Sira's wisdom instruction in 1:1-10 and 24:1-34 as well as an elucidation of the way in which his treatments of various kinds of people—civic leaders, wives, doctors, manual laborers, scribes, and cultic personnel—are integral to Ben Sira's doctrine of creation. This study demonstrates that the created order is a fundamental category that Ben Sira relies upon in articulating his instructions about wisdom and wise behavior. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110600223 9783110762464 9783110719567 9783110616859 9783110610765 9783110664232 9783110610741 9783110606508 |
ISSN: | 1865-1666 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110600223 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | A. Jordan Schmidt. |