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This study interprets the theme of election in the book of Sirach. A central problem in the interpretation of Sirach concerns the relation of Wisdom and Torah. Many scholars interpret Ben Sira's correlation of the universal Wisdom tradition with Israel's particular traditions of…

The Book of Tobit is an erudite text that draws upon many forms and traditions from Second Temple Judaism and the wider culture. The book addresses the problem of undeserved evil. In the estimation of most scholars, the book recommends a so-called Deuteronomistic theology, one t…

This is a project in intertextuality. Intertextuality is basically a methodology whose goal is to find quotes, allusions, and echoes of a literary antecedent embedded in the writings of a particular author. In this case, those authors are Ben Sira and Paul who both echo the wisd…