The book of Ben Sira in modern research: proceedings of the first International Ben Sira Conference, 28-31 July 1996, Soesterberg, Netherlands

Frontmatter --; Introduction --; Contents --; The Discovery of the Cambridge Genizah Fragments of Ben Sira: Scholars and Texts /; Review of Recent Research on the Book of Ben Sira (1980-1996) /; Structure and Redaction History of the Book of Ben Sira Review and Prospects /; Ben Sira Manuscripts from Qumran and Masada /; Reading the Hebrew Ben Sira Manuscripts Synoptically A New Hypothesis /; Fear of the Lord as Wisdom: Ben Sira 1,11-30 /; Trial Motif in the Book of Ben Sira with Special Reference to Sir 2,1-6 /; Wisdom of the Poor: Ben Sira 10,19-11,6 /; Honor and Shame in Ben Sira: Anthropological and Theological Reflections /; "Fear the Lord and Honor the Priest" Ben Sira as Defender of the Jerusalem Priesthood /; Abbreviations of Sigla --; Abbreviations of Periodicals, Reference Works and Series --; Index of references --; Personalia --; Backmatter / Reif, Stefan C. --; Reiterer, Friedrich Vinzenz --; Marböck, Johannes --; Marione, Corrado --; Beentjes, Pancratius C. --; Di Leila, Alexander A. --; Calduch-Benages, Núriaria --; Gilbert, Maurice --; Camp, Claudia V. --; Wright III, Benjamin G. --