Ben Sira

Jesus ben Sira , Ben Sira , was the author of the deuterocanonical book Sirach . Ben Sirah, a Jew who had been living in Jerusalem , may have authored the work in Alexandria , Egypt circa 180 – 175 BC , where he is thought to have established a school. "New Light on the Nebiim from Alexandria: A Chronography to Replace the Deuteronomistic History": sections 3 – 5: full notes and bibliography

Jesus Ben Sirach 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld Ben Sira ( ), also known as Shimon ben Yeshua ben Eliezer ben Sira or Yeshua Ben Sirach (fl. 2nd century BCE), was a Hellenistic Jewish scribe, sage, and allegorist from Seleucid -controlled Jerusalem of the Second Temple period. He is the author of Sirach , also known as the "Book of Ecclesiasticus". He wrote his work in Hebrew , possibly in Alexandria in Egypt in the Ptolemaic Kingdom ca. 180–175 BCE, where he is thought to have established a school. While Ben Sira is sometimes claimed to be a contemporary of Simeon the Just , it is more likely that his contemporary was High Priest Simon II (219–199 BCE) and this is due to confusion with his father, Yeshua'. A medieval text, the Alphabet of Sirach , was falsely attributed to him. A Chronography to Replace the Deuteronomistic History . PDF Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5.9 (2004): sections 3-5: full notes and bibliography אנציקלופדיה יהודית דעת - בן סירא .

2nd-century BC Jewish scribe, author of Sirach This article is about the Hellenistic Jewish sage. Jesus Ben Sirach 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld Ben Sira , also known as Shimon ben Yeshua ben Eliezer ben Sira ( Hebrew : שמעון בן יהושע בן אליעזר בן סירא) or Yeshua Ben Sirach ( fl. 2nd century BCE ), was a Hellenistic Jewish scribe, sage, and allegorist from Seleucid -controlled Jerusalem of the Second Temple period . He is the author of Sirach , also known as the "Book of Ecclesiasticus". He wrote his work in Hebrew , possibly in Alexandria in Egypt in the Ptolemaic Kingdom c. 180–175 BCE, where he is thought to have established a school. While Ben Sira is sometimes claimed to be a contemporary of Simeon the Just , it is more likely that his contemporary was High Priest Simon II (219–199 BCE) and this is due to confusion with his father, Yeshua'. A medieval text, the Alphabet of Sirach , was falsely attributed to him. A Chronography to Replace the Deuteronomistic History . PDF Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5.9 (2004): sections 3–5: full notes and bibliography אנציקלופדיה יהודית דעת – בן סירא .

2nd-century BC Jewish scribe, author of Sirach This article is about the Hellenistic Jewish sage. Jesus Ben Sirach 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld Ben Sira or Joshua ben Sirach ( Hebrew : שמעון בן יהושע בן אליעזר בן סירא , romanized : šimʿon ben yəhošuʿ ben ʾəliʿezer ben Sirā ; fl. 2nd century BCE ) was a Hellenistic Jewish scribe , sage , and allegorist from Seleucid -controlled Jerusalem of the Second Temple period . He is the author of the Book of Sirach , also known as "Ecclesiasticus". Ben Sirach wrote his work in Hebrew, possibly in Alexandria in the Ptolemaic Kingdom c. 180–175 BCE, where he is thought to have established a school. While Ben Sira is sometimes claimed to be a contemporary of Simeon the Just , it is more likely that his contemporary was High Priest Simon II (219–199 BCE) and this is due to confusion with his father, Joshua. A medieval text, the Alphabet of Sirach , was falsely attributed to him. A Chronography to Replace the Deuteronomistic History . PDF Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5.9 (2004): sections 3–5: full notes and bibliography אנציקלופדיה יהודית דעת – בן סירא .