RT Book T1 Praise Israel for wisdom and instruction: essays on Ben Sira and wisdom, the letter of Aristeas and the Septuagint T2 Journal for the study of Judaism / Supplements JF Journal for the study of Judaism / Supplements A1 Wright, Benjamin G. 1953- LA English PP Leiden Boston PB Brill YR 2008 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/574750002 AB Wisdom and women at Qumran -- From generation to generation: the sage as father in early Jewish literature -- The categories of rich and poor in the Qumran sapiential literature -- "Who has been tested by gold and found perfect?": Ben Sira's discourse of riches and poverty (with Claudia V. Camp) -- "Fear the Lord and honor the priest": Ben Sira as defender of the Jerusalem priesthood -- "Put the nations in fear of you": Ben Sira and the problem of foreign rule -- Wisdom, instruction, and social location in Ben Sira and 1 Enoch -- Ben Sira on the sage as exemplar -- B. Sanhedrin 100b and rabbinic knowledge of Ben Sira -- The Jewish scriptures in Greek: the Septuagint in the context of ancient translation activity -- The meeting of Hebrew-biblical and Hellenistic-Roman culture -- Access to the source: Cicero, Ben Sira, the Septuagint, and their audiences -- The Letter of Aristeas and the reception history of the Septuagint -- Translation as scripture: the Septuagint in Aristeas and Philo -- Three Jewish ritual practices in Aristeas NO Includes index CN BS1765.52 SN 978-90-04-16908-1 K1 Amenemope : Weisheitsbuch K1 Aristeas : Epistolographus : Ad Philocratem K1 Bible : Ecclesiasticus : Criticism, interpretation, etc K1 Bible : Old Testament : Greek : Versions : Septuagint K1 Bible : Criticism, interpretation, etc K1 Bible : Versions : Septuagint K1 Letter of Aristeas K1 Bibel : Jesus Sirach K1 Bibel : Altes Testament : Septuaginta K1 Wisdom Literature : Criticism, interpretation, etc K1 Aufsatzsammlung