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Ben Sira’s View of Women: A Literary Analysis

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Warren C. Trenchard
2020
Published by: Brown Judaic Studies
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This volume systematically analyzes all the material concerning women in Sirach, providing detailed exegesis in each case. It synthesizes this evidence to offer a fuller understanding of Ben Sira's perception of women.

Table of Contents

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Cover

Half-Title Page

pp. i

Series Page

pp. ii

Title Page

pp. iii

Copyright

pp. iv

Dedication

pp. v

About the Author

pp. vi

Contents

pp. vii-viii

Publishers' Preface

pp. viia-viiib

Author Preface to the Digital Edition

pp. viic-viid

Preface

pp. ix-x

Introduction

pp. 1-8

I. Woman as Good Wife

pp. 9-38

II. Woman as Mother and Widow

pp. 39-56

III. Woman as Bad Wife

pp. 57-94

IV. Woman as Adulteress and Prostitute

pp. 95-128

V. Woman as Daughter

pp. 129-166

Conclusion

pp. 167-174

Appendix

pp. 175-182

Notes

pp. 183-314

Bibliography

pp. 315-332

Index of Subjects

pp. 333-336

Index of Sirach Passages

pp. 337-345
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