Goering, Greg Schmidt.

Wisdom's root revealed Ben Sira and the election of Israel / [electronic resource] : by Greg Schmidt Goering. - Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Brill, 2009. - xiv, 313 p. : ill. - Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, v. 139 1384-2161 ; . - Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 139. .

Revision 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.


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Bible.--O.T.--Apocrypha.--Ecclesiasticus--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Jews--Election, Doctrine of.


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