Download or read book Ben Sira in Conversation with Traditions written by Francis M. Macatangay and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of essays on Ben Sira is a Festschrift on the occasion of the 65th birthday of Prof. Nuria Calduch-Benages. The volume gathers the latest studies on Ben Sira's relationship with other Jewish traditions. With a variety of methods and approaches, the volume explores Ben Sira's interpretation of received traditions, his views on the prevailing issues of his time, and the subsequent reception of his work.