Theology and Anthropology in the Book of Sirach
Bonifatia Gesche (Editor), Christian Lustig (Editor), Gabriel Rabo (Editor)
ISBN 9781628372670
Status Available
Price: $49.00
Binding Paperback
Publication Date October 2020
New research on Sirach for scholars and students
The present volume of English and German essays includes the proceedings of an international conference held in Eichstaett, Germany, in 2017. Themes of creation, emotions, life, death, wisdom, knowledge, the individual and society, family, gender, mercy, justice, and freedom are but a few of the topics that contributors explore in this new collection. Essays explore the rich intertextual connections between Sirach and other biblical texts.
Features:
- Attention to theological distinctions presented in the Hebrew, Greek, Syriac, and Latin versions of the book of Sirach
- Examination of the reception of Sirach in the New Testament and the early modern era
- English abstracts for German-language essays and German abstracts for English-language essays
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