03583cam a2200601Ma 4500 ocn785782857 OCoLC 20200709055459.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 111026s2012 gw ob 001 0 eng d 2011043914 E7B eng pn E7B OCLCQ CDX YDXCP OCLCO N$T OCLCA OCLCQ OCLCA OL$ DEBSZ DEBBG OCLCA COO OCLCQ EBLCP OCLCF Z5A OCLCQ LOA AZK 851240196 923705686 961614811 962705914 9783110270105 (electronic bk.) 3110270102 (electronic bk.) 9783110270112 (electronic bk.) 3110270110 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)785782857 (OCoLC)851240196 (OCoLC)923705686 (OCoLC)961614811 (OCoLC)962705914 BS1199.N6 M37 2012eb REL 006700 bisacsh 229/.406 23 MAIN Marttila, Marko, 1974- Foreign nations in the wisdom of Ben Sira : a Jewish sage between opposition and assimilation / Marko Marttila. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, ©2012. 1 online resource (ix, 287 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies, 1865-1666 ; v. 13 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Introduction -- Covenant with mankind according to Sirach 17 -- Wisdom, Israel and other nations in Sirach 24 -- "Put the nations in the fear of you" : the national prayer in Sirach 36 -- Foreign nations in Ben Sira's "Laus patrum" (Sir 44-50) -- Ben Sira and foreign rule : an analysis of short passages -- Summary. The biblical concept of Israel as the Chosen People raises the difficult question about the fate of other nations. Earlier wisdom literature did not argue in national terms but in Ben Sira we have the first known sage who combined wisdom instructions and the history of his people. Ben Sira's work gives valuable insight into the relationship between Jews and Gentiles in the first quarter of the second century B.C.E. Ben Sira attempted to defend the religious and cultural heritage of the Jewish people in order to avoid assimilation, but at the same time he acknowledged wisdom traditions of other nations. Master record variable field(s) change: 630 Bible. Ecclesiasticus Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. Ecclesiasticus. fast (OCoLC)fst01808008 Gentiles in the Old Testament. RELIGION Biblical Studies Bible Study Guides. bisacsh Gentiles in the Old Testament. fast (OCoLC)fst00940292 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast (OCoLC)fst01411635 Electronic books. local Print version: Marttila, Marko, 1974- Foreign nations in the wisdom of Ben Sira. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, ©2012 (DLC) 2011043914 Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies ; v. 13. 1865-1666 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=436006 Coutts Information Services COUT 22578267 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL3040193 ebrary EBRY ebr10534149 EBSCOhost EBSC 436006 YBP Library Services YANK 7308439 92 N$T 50980 50980