Wisdom's root revealed [electronic resource] : Ben Sira and the election of Israel / by Greg Schmidt Goering.
Material type: TextSeries: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 139.Publication details: Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Brill, 2009Description: xiv, 313 p. : illISBN: 9789004190719 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Bible. O.T. Apocrypha. Ecclesiasticus -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Jews -- Election, Doctrine ofGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 296.3/1172 LOC classification: BM613 | .G64 2009Online resources: Click to ViewRevision of author's thesis (Th. D.)--Harvard University, 2006 under title: To whom has wisdom's root been revealed? : Ben Sira and the election of Israel : a thesis.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Wisdom, Torah, and election : an introduction to the study -- Election and creation : the sun, the moon, and Israel's chosenness -- Election and revelation : general and special wisdom -- Election and tradition : the preservation and transmission of wisdom -- Election and piety : the "fear of YHWH" -- Election and eschatology : Israel among the nations -- Conclusion : Ben Sira and the election of Israel.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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