Author : Ibolya Balla
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9783110247466
Ben Sira on Family, Gender, and Sexuality by Ibolya Balla Pdf
The Book of Ben Sira, the longest Jewish wisdom book, is a combination of wisdom poems about a personified female wisdom figure, and of teachings on everyday issues including marriage, family life, self-control, desires, and sexual promiscuity. Its author demonstrates an anxiety regarding matters of sexuality in the discussions of social relations, including marriage, family life, and in warnings against sexual wrongdoing.This study examines all teachings concerning sexuality in the context of family relations and gender issues with a special regard to the differences between the Hebrew original text of the book and its Greek translation.