Author: Xeravits, Géza G. and József Zsengellér.
Title: Studies in the Book of Ben Sira. Papers of the Third International Conference on the Deuterocanonical Books, Shime'on Centre, Pápa, Hungary, 18-20 May, 2006 (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 127)
Description: Leiden, Brill, 2008. xiii, 267 pp. Fine copy. Hardcover with dustjacket. This volume contains the proceedings of the third international conference on the deuterocanonical literature organised by the Shime'on Centre in Papa, Hungary. Renowned international scholars of the field treat questions of text in the Book of Ben Sira, the underlying traditions and theological questions. In the first part, the authors deal with introductory problems of the complex oeuvre of Ben Sira; the second main part of the volume focuses primarily on the wisdom part of book; finally, the reader will find papers dealing with particular pericopae of the Praise of the Fathers section of Ben Sira. ISBN: 9789004169067

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