Ben Sira's View of Women
Author : Warren Charles Trenchard
Publisher : Brown Judaic Studies
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 28,10 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
The Wisdom of Ben Sira
Author : Patrick William Skehan
Publisher : Anchor Bible
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,21 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780385510042
Book Description
The Wisdom of Ben Sira (Ecclesiasticus) contains the sayings of Ben Sira, arguably the last of Israel's wise men and its first professional scribe, whose world was defined and dominated by Greek ideas and ideals. This Hellenistic worldview challenged the adequacy of the religion passed down to the Palestinian Jews of the second century B.C.E. by their ancestors. Ben Sira's training in both Judaic and Hellenistic literary traditions prepared him to meet this challenge. He vigorously opposed any compromise of Jewish values; and his teachings bolstered the faith and confidence of his people. Through its elegant poetry and vehement exhortations, The Wisdom of Ben Sira exposes the ill effects of sinful behavior on one's health, status, and spiritual and material well-being. Ben Sira's rigorous code of moral behavior was the measure of Jewish faithfulness in an era of ethical and religious bankruptcy.
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Wisdom Literature
Author : Samuel L. Adams
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 21,98 MB
Release : 2020-02-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1119158273
Book Description
A comprehensive introduction to ancient wisdom literature, with fascinating essays on a broad range of topics. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Wisdom Literature is a wide-ranging introduction to the texts, themes, and receptions of the wisdom literature of the Bible and the ancient world. This comprehensive volume brings together original essays from established scholars and emerging voices to offer a variety of perspectives on the “wisdom” biblical books, early Christian and rabbinic literature, and beyond. Varied and engaging essays provide fresh insights on topics of timeless relevance, exploring the distinct features of instructional texts and discussing their interpretation in both antiquity and the modern world. Designed for non-specialists, this accessible volume provides readers with balanced coverage of traditional biblical wisdom texts, including Proverbs, Job, Psalms, and Ecclesiastes; lesser-known Egyptian and Mesopotamian wisdom; and African proverbs. The contributors explore topics ranging from scribes and pedagogy in ancient Israel, to representations of biblical wisdom literature in contemporary cinema. Offering readers a fresh and interesting way to engage with wisdom literature, this book: Discusses sapiential books and traditions in various historical and cultural contexts Offers up-to-date discussion on the study of the biblical wisdom books Features essays on the history of interpretation and theological reception Includes essays covering the antecedents and afterlife of the texts Part of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion series, the Companion to Wisdom Literature is a valuable resource for university, seminary and divinity school students and instructors, scholars and researchers, and general readers with interest in the subject.
Women Like this
Author : Amy-Jill Levine
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,63 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Apocryphal books
ISBN : 9781597406918
Book Description
Ben Sira on Family, Gender, and Sexuality
Author : Ibolya Balla
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 19,72 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 3110247461
Book Description
The Book of Ben Sira, the longest Jewish wisdom book, is a combination of wisdom poems about a personified female wisdom figure, and of teachings on everyday issues including marriage, family life, self-control, desires, and sexual promiscuity. Its author demonstrates an anxiety regarding matters of sexuality in the discussions of social relations, including marriage, family life, and in warnings against sexual wrongdoing.This study examines all teachings concerning sexuality in the context of family relations and gender issues with a special regard to the differences between the Hebrew original text of the book and its Greek translation.
Ben Sira's View of Women
Author : Warren C. Trenchard
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 18,66 MB
Release : 2020-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781946527998
Book Description
Oxford Bibliographies
Author : Ilan Stavans
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,2 MB
Release :
Category : Hispanic Americans
ISBN : 9780199913701
Book Description
"An emerging field of study that explores the Hispanic minority in the United States, Latino Studies is enriched by an interdisciplinary perspective. Historians, sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, demographers, linguists, as well as religion, ethnicity, and culture scholars, among others, bring a varied, multifaceted approach to the understanding of a people whose roots are all over the Americas and whose permanent home is north of the Rio Grande. Oxford Bibliographies in Latino Studies offers an authoritative, trustworthy, and up-to-date intellectual map to this ever-changing discipline."--Editorial page.
Studies in the Book of Ben Sira
Author : Géza Xeravits
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 24,21 MB
Release : 2008-06-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004169067
Book Description
The volume publishes the papers read at an international conference on the Book of Ben Sira, held at the Shime'on Centre, Pápa, Hungary. Renowned specialists of the field treat among others various questions of early Jewish wisdom thought, the interpretation of history, and canon forming.
Smooth Words
Author : Carole Fontaine
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 24,4 MB
Release : 2002-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567120023
Book Description
This book explores the social roles of women as portrayed within the book of Proverbs, as well as the character archetypes and patriarchal ideologies which undergird the sages' portrayal. Using feminist folklore methodologies and performance studies, the author explores an alternative paradigm for understanding women's relationship to wisdom traditions in the ancient near east, using parallel texts, later midrash and extrabiblical re-presentations of biblical women associated with wisdom. The author demonstrates that women were culturally authorized 'performers' of the family based wisdom traditions of teaching, economic problem solving, and care giving, and that these roles provided them with a platform to use their acknowledged wisdom in public roles.
The Coming of Lilith
Author : Judith Plaskow
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 10,65 MB
Release : 2005-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780807036235
Book Description
This first collection of Judith Plaskow's essays and short writings traces her scholarly and personal journey from her early days as a graduate student through her pioneering contributions to both feminist theology and Jewish feminism to her recent work in sexual ethics. Accessibly organized into four sections, the collection begins with several of Plaskow's foundational essays on feminist theology, including one previously unavailable in English. Section II addresses her nuanced understanding of oppression and includes her important work on anti-Judaism in Christian feminism. Section III contains a variety of short and highly readable pieces that make clear Plaskow's central role in the creation of Jewish feminism, including the essential "Beyond Egalitarianism." Finally, section IV presents her writings on the significance of sexual ethics to the larger project of transforming Judaism. Intelligently edited with the help of Rabbi Donna Berman, and including pieces never before published, The Coming of Lilith is indispensable for religious studies students, fans of Plaskow's work, and those pursuing a Jewish education.
