Jesus Ben Sira of Jerusalem: A Biblical Guide to Living Wisely (Interfaces)

Questions of vocation and character formation become important to students as they continue to receive higher education. Jesus Ben Sira combines secular wisdom from Near Eastern wisdom sources and divine revelations from the Hebrew Bible to create the Book of Sirach. By applying form criticism to Ben Siras book Daniel J. Harrington provides students with historical information of the psychological and sociological context underlying Ben Siras teachings as well as an understanding of how Ben Siras ancient wisdom can contribute to personal and social formation in the 21st century.Chapters include Ben Sira and His Book Ben Sira and Other Wisdom Books Reading Ben Siras Book Ben Siras Ways of Teaching Ben Siras Social World Ben Siras Abiding Wisdom as well as references suggestions for further study and an index.Daniel J. Harrington S.J. Ph.D. is a professor of New Testament at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge Massachusetts. He has written numerous scholarly works including Paul on the Mystery of Israel The Gospel of Matthew and The Gospel According to Matthew published by the Liturgical Press.This book is part of the series Interfaces.