Like an Everlasting Signet Ring: Generosity in the Book of Sirach
The series Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies (DCLS)is concerned principally with research into those books of the Greek Bible (Septuagint) which are not contained in the Hebrew canon, and into intertestamentary and early Jewish literature from the period around the 3rd century BCE to t...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter, Inc.
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Gregory, Bradley C., Like an everlasting signet ring] (2015) (Wright, Benjamin G., 1953 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies
v.2 |
| Further subjects: | B
Charity ; Biblical teaching
B Electronic books B Bible ; O.T ; Apocrypha ; Ecclesiasticus ; Criticism, interpretation, etc B Generosity ; Biblical teaching |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9783110223668 |
| Summary: | The series Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies (DCLS)is concerned principally with research into those books of the Greek Bible (Septuagint) which are not contained in the Hebrew canon, and into intertestamentary and early Jewish literature from the period around the 3rd century BCE to the 2nd century CE. The series was launched in 2007 in collaboration with the "International Society for the Study of Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature". It provides a logical extension to the Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Yearbook, which has been published since 2004. Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Wealth, Poverty, and the Problem of Justice -- Chapter 3. Death, Generosity, and the Good Life -- Chapter 4. Generosity through Loans and Surety -- Chapter 5. Generosity through Almsgiving -- Chapter 6. Almsgiving and Sacrifice in Sirach -- Chapter 7. The Extent of Almsgiving in Sirach -- Chapter 8. Synthesis & Conclusions -- Backmatter. |
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| ISBN: | 3110223678 |