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eclesiástico An Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
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In general Ben Sira voices the wholesome Jewish attitude toward labor:
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The book containing the writings of Ben Sira was known under a variety of titles.
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Apparently the first half of the book consists of notes based on Ben Sira's early teachings.
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The writings of Ben Sira reveal the close connection between the earlier wise and the later scribes.
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The Teachings of Ben Sira.
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Josephus, and Philo, and Sirach extolled him in their writings.
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Jesus the son of Sirach prefigures the Messiah as a Prophet and a Doctor.
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In the Greek version, however, he is known simply as Jesus, the son of Sirach.
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Date and Character of Jesus the Son of Sirach.-II
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All except David and Hezekiah and Josiah, were defective, says Jesus Sirach (xlix.
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At length his eye fell upon them in the Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus.
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The Latin Church followed the Greek in calling it Ecclesiasticus.
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Title: The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 26: Ecclesiasticus The Challoner Revision
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When he woke, Lenny knew exactly the passage they had been hunting for: Ecclesiasticus 2.
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Project Gutenberg EBook The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 26: Ecclesiasticus