The Israelites have a very ancient tradition of wisdom literature that goes back at least to the time of King Solomon who became king in 970 BC. In comparison Ancient Greece and Athens only started to rise to power after 478 BC. Greek philosophy only took root with Socrates (470-399 BC), Plato (428-348 BC) andContinue reading “#28 Wisdom Literature of the Bible”
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#21 Book of Sirach
Sirach is also known as Ecclesiasticus Sirach is the wisdom of Yeshua ben Sira. He was a Hellenistic Jewish scribe living in Alexandria in Egypt under the Ptolemaic kingdom in 180-175 BC. The book was translated into Greek by Yeshua’s grandson who went to Egypt in 132 BC. Sira in Greek is Sirach so thisContinue reading “#21 Book of Sirach”
