Ben Sira's Hebrew Portrait of Elijah in Its Context (Sirach 47:23–48:15)

Within Ben Sira's Praise of the Ancestors, the poem on Elijah occurs in a section presenting the history of the northern kingdom (Sir 47:23-48:15d), for which a Hebrew text survives in Cairo Genizah MS B. Comparing Ben Sira's Hebrew portrait of Elijah with the characters of both Moses and...

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Main Author: Corley, Jeremy 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Catholic Biblical Association of America 2022
In: The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2022, Volume: 84, Issue: 4, Pages: 588-608
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Elija / Elisha / Hebrew language / Poetics / Moses / Bible / Allusion
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B biblical allusion
B Bibel. Jesus Sirach, 47,23-48,15d
B Hebrew Poetry
B Ben Sira
B Elisha
B Elijah
B Moses
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Summary:Within Ben Sira's Praise of the Ancestors, the poem on Elijah occurs in a section presenting the history of the northern kingdom (Sir 47:23-48:15d), for which a Hebrew text survives in Cairo Genizah MS B. Comparing Ben Sira's Hebrew portrait of Elijah with the characters of both Moses and Samuel discloses a process of nascent canonical assimilation. Ben Sira's poetic section also exhibits selected Hebrew echoes of Genesis, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, the prophetic books (such as Malachi), Psalms, and Proverbs. In addition, this section exploits Hebrew poetic techniques: inclusio, simile, antithesis, repetition, alliteration, assonance, rhyme, wordplay, apostrophe, and numerical patterning.
ISSN:2163-2529
Contains:Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2022.0131