Wisdom of Ben-Sira

Overview

• Sirach | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Sirach | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• “Sirach, Wisdom of Jesus the Son of” | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Ecclesiasticus | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Wisdom of Ben-Sira | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Wisdom of Jesus Ben Sirach | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Outline

• Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

Contents

• Content and Purpose | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Contents | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Style and Contents | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Contents | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Authorship

• Author | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Author and Date | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Author | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Date

• Date | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Author and Date | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Date | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Purpose

• Content and Purpose | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Purpose of the Book | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Historical Context

• Background | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Hellenization of the Near East | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Key Figures

• Occupation | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Canonicity

• Canonicity | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Composition

• Composition | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Jewish Sources | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Gentile Sources | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Text

• Text | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Text and Translations | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Ecclesiasticus | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Text and Versions | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Title

• Title | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Style

• Literary Character | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Style and Contents | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Ecclesiasticus | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Literary Genre | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Ben Sira’s Poetry | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Structure

• Contents | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Emphases

• Ecclesiasticus | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

Theology

• Theological and Cultural Concerns | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Theology | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Bibliography

• Bibliography | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Bibliography | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Bibliography | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary