The Book of Sirach contains the only instance in a biblical text of explicit praise for physicians (chapter 38), though other biblical passages take for ...

Its teachings focus on ethics, wisdom, and morality, making it a cherished source of guidance for both individual conduct and community living.

1 июл. 2001 г. · Sirach gives advice concerning duties toward God and duties toward parents. It has lessons about humility, sincerity, justice, moderation, the ...

3 окт. 2018 г. · Important themes include the use of wealth, freedom of choice, God's gifts, and much more. Sirach is a long book of 51 chapters, and I found ...

Its focus is to help the reader know how to live within the covenant, how to be faithful to God even in the small things. Ben Sira has much to say about ...

4 янв. 2022 г. · In several places, Sirach implies our actions can bring favor upon ourselves, mitigate our sin in God's eyes, and anticipate reciprocal ...

Reward and punishment. While the author(s) of Proverbs sees the world exclusively through the lens of retributive justice (i.e., God rewards the good and ...

Why the book of Sirach? Because any book that begins with this sentence, "Wisdom comes from the Lord," needs to be read, and re-read...

It treats of friendship, education, poverty and wealth, laws, religious worship, and many other matters that reflect the religious and social customs of the ... Sirach, CHAPTER 1 · Sirach 6:18 · Sirach, CHAPTER 26 · Sirach, CHAPTER 28