Wisdom's root revealed : Ben Sira and the election of Israel / / by Greg Schmidt Goering.
This monograph interprets the theme of election in the book of Sirach. Previous scholarship has often understood Ben Sira’s worldview to be dualistic, and has approached the sage's correlation of Wisdom and Torah as either a nationalization of Wisdom or a universalization of Torah. By probing B...
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| Superior document: | Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, v. 139 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ;
v. 139. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Notes: | Revision of author's thesis (Th. D.)--Harvard University, 2006 under title: To whom has wisdom's root been revealed? : Ben Sira and the election of Israel : a thesis. |
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Table of Contents:
- Wisdom, Torah, and election : an introduction to the study
- Election and creation : the sun, the moon, and Israel's chosenness
- Election and revelation : general and special wisdom
- Election and tradition : the preservation and transmission of wisdom
- Election and piety : the "fear of YHWH"
- Election and eschatology : Israel among the nations
- Conclusion : Ben Sira and the election of Israel.