Ben Sira

Both conceptions — the prevalent dualistic view and the less common dialectic unitary perspective — were already apparent in the early Jewish literature, such as Ben Sira and the Testaments of the Twelve Tribes (see Boyarin 1993: 67 – 70), and they continued in the Rabbinic literature.

Modesty and Sexuality in Halakhic Literature. 2009

What he had in his hand was a Hebrew fragment of the apocryphal book known as Ecclesiasticus, or Ben Sira, which until then had been known only in Greek and Syriac versions.

A World Revealed Gabriel Josipovici 2011

I try to make the case that with all the strong parallels in John 1 to the personified Wisdom tradition, and especially to Ben Sira 24 and Baruch 3-4, it seems most likely that hearers of the prologue who were familiar with the wisdom tradition would have read such language as potent metaphor.

HANDS Across the Godhead? James F. McGrath 2010

Read Ben Sira, Baruch and Wisdom of Solomon for numerous examples.

HANDS Across the Godhead? James F. McGrath 2010

There are clear statements to this effect in Ben Sira and Philo.

HANDS Across the Godhead? James F. McGrath 2010

As British historian Paul Johnson notes:From about the second century BC, when it was so used by Ben Sira, 'Hebrew' was applied to the language of the Bible, and to all subsequent works written in this language.

Archive 2010-01-01 Kylopod 2010

Just as Ben Sira and Baruch didn't literally believe there was a pre-existent being named Wisdom who descended from heaven and literally took on the form of a book or scrolls and "dwelt among men," John likely did not literally believe the Logos was a pre-existent being who literally became flesh in Jesus.

HANDS Across the Godhead? James F. McGrath 2010

As British historian Paul Johnson notes:From about the second century BC, when it was so used by Ben Sira, 'Hebrew' was applied to the language of the Bible, and to all subsequent works written in this language.

Why ethnic labels matter Kylopod 2010

Read Ben Sira, Baruch and Wisdom of Solomon for numerous examples.

HANDS Across the Godhead? James F. McGrath 2010

Only Sirach (also known as Ecclesiasticus or Ben Sira) presents the negative theological judgment that women are the source of sin.

Eve: Apocrypha. 2009