Download or read book Theology and Anthropology in the Book of Sirach written by Bonifatia Gesche and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2020-09-18 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New research on Sirach for scholars and students The present volume of English and German essays includes the proceedings of an international conference held in Eichstaett, Germany, in 2017. Themes of creation, emotions, life, death, wisdom, knowledge, the individual and society, family, gender, mercy, justice, and freedom are but a few of the topics that contributors explore in this new collection. Essays explore the rich intertextual connections between Sirach and other biblical texts. Features: Attention to theological distinctions presented in the Hebrew, Greek, Syriac, and Latin versions of the book of Sirach Examination of the reception of Sirach in the New Testament and the early modern era English abstracts for German-language essays and German abstracts for English-language essays