| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 313 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism,
1384-2161 ;
v. 139
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Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 139.
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| Note |
Revision of the 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-284) and indexes. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
By interpreting the theme of election in the book of Sirach, this monograph offers an alternative to the dualistic interpretation of Ben Sira and suggests a reading of this pivotal figure that accounts both for his particularism and his universalism. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bible. Ecclesiasticus -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. Ecclesiasticus. |
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Bible. |
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Bible. Ecclesiasticus. |
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Jahwe. |
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Sirach <Buch>. |
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Jews -- Election, Doctrine of.
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Jews -- Election, Doctrine of. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Goering, Greg Schmidt. Wisdom's root revealed. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009 9789004165793 (DLC) 2009022348 (OCoLC)373561142 |
| ISBN |
9789004190719 (electronic book) |
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9004190716 (electronic book) |
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9789004165793 |
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9004165797 |
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