Marko Marttila

Foreign Nations in the Wisdom of Ben Sira (eBook, PDF)

A Jewish Sage between Opposition and Assimilation

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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 BCE. 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Walter de Gruyter
• Seitenzahl: 297
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783110270112
• Artikelnr.: 44456635

Autorenporträt

Marko Marttila, University of Helsinki, Finland.