Mad Norwegian Press | ISBN:1935234048 | File Type: PDF, 186 pages | File size: 41.Mb | Mar. 15th, 2010
Science Fiction Fantasy Literary Criticism: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It Although it is found in every major extant Christian manuscript of the Old Testament the later exclusion of the Wisdom of Sirach also known as Ecclesiasticus from the rotestant canon has made it one of the little known gems of Holy Scripture Composed in Hebrew and translated into Greek in the second century before Christ it is among the last books of the Old Testament Sirach represents the more primitive and conservative aspect of Israel s Wisdom tradition the practical application of the fear of God to daily life but he enhances that tradition by a singar attention to biography and historical literature in the shaping of the so In short Wise Lives Sirach s social context the struggle to preserve the Jewish religion and cture against the corrosive influence of Hellenic paganism will resonate with Christians living in the secar world today In this commentary Fr atrick Reardon illustrates for contemporary readers the riches of this often neglected jewel of the Bible Other titles by the author Christ in the salms 978188821221 Christ in His Saints 9781888212686 The Trial of Job 9781888212723
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