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Ecclesiasticus
Ecclesiasticus Although about two-thirds of this book in the original Hebrew have been discovered (e.g. among the Dead Sea scrolls) it has long been known in the Greek translation made in Egypt soon after 132 BCE by the author's grandson, who was anxious in case traditional Jewish learning, piety, and discipline might be lost amongst the large Jewish immigrant population. The book was first composed in Jerusalem about 190 BCE by Jesus ben Sirach, a great traveller (34: 12). It is often referred to simply as ‘Sirach’. ‘Ecclesiasticus’ is Latin and is a late title given to it possibly because it was often read in Christian churches, where it formed part of the LXX; canonical status in the Hebrew Bible was never attained though it was quite widely read.
Ecclesiasticus contains a variety of proverbs and aphorisms and advice for young men on all manner of subjects in daily life with a bias in favour of intellectual as against manual work. It shares the contemporary attitude to women of an androcentric society (25: 16–26) and its misogyny (42: 14–15): the wickedness of a man is preferred above the goodness of a woman. Perhaps this is due to a horror that a father would be disgraced by his daughters' public shame. There are also hymns and doctrine, as in 33: 7–15, about the co-existence of both good and evil, and a call for personal repentance (17: 25–32). Wisdom is extolled as in the books of Proverbs and the Wisdom of Solomon, which thus puts Ecclesiasticus in the same literary wisdom category; but it is a wisdom located in the Torah (Law) and found in the Temple at Jerusalem (Ecclus. 24: 10). Whereas the book of Wisdom has a strong belief in immortality (3: 4), it is clear that ben Sirach has no hope except for a dismal survival in sheol beyond the presence of God (17: 27–8). The Greek translator tried to insert a more hopeful expectation (19: 19, NRSV marg.). |
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Ecclesiasticus." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Ecclesiasticus." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Ecclesiasticus.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Ecclesiasticus." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Ecclesiasticus.html |
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Ecclesiasticus
Ecclesiasticus. A Book of the Apocrypha, usually reckoned part of the so-called Wisdom Literature. It was written or compiled in Hebrew by Jesus (i.e. Joshua) the son of Sirach of Jerusalem; the translator's prologue also states that the translation into Greek was made by the author's grandson in Egypt after 132 BC. (The first prologue printed in the AV is spurious.) The catalogue of famous men (44–50) and other internal evidence confirm a date some two generations before 132 BC for the original.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ecclesiasticus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ecclesiasticus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Ecclesiasticus.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ecclesiasticus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Ecclesiasticus.html |
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Ecclesiasticus
Ecclesiasticus Book of the Apocrypha, an example of Jewish wisdom literature. The work of a Jewish scribe, Jesus ben Sirach, written in c.180 bc. Although originally in Hebrew, it found its way into the Septuagint and not the Jewish canon. A handbook of practical and moral advice, the central theme is the relationship between wisdom and God.
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"Ecclesiasticus." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ecclesiasticus." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Ecclesiasticus.html "Ecclesiasticus." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Ecclesiasticus.html |
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Ecclesiasticus
Ecclesiasticus a book of the Apocrypha containing moral and practical maxims, probably composed or compiled in the early 2nd century bc.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Ecclesiasticus." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Ecclesiasticus." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Ecclesiasticus.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Ecclesiasticus." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Ecclesiasticus.html |
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Ecclesiasticus (book of the Apocrypha/Bible): see BEN SIRA, WISDOM OF.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Ecclesiasticus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Ecclesiasticus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Ecclesiasticus.html JOHN BOWKER. "Ecclesiasticus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Ecclesiasticus.html |
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Ecclesiasticus see Sirach . |
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"Ecclesiasticus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ecclesiasticus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Ecclestcus.html "Ecclesiasticus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Ecclestcus.html |
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"Ecclesiasticus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ecclesiasticus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Ecclesiasticus.html "Ecclesiasticus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Ecclesiasticus.html |
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