Ben Sira
ancient Hebrew author
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Ecclesiasticus
- In Ecclesiasticus
…Palestine around 180–175 bce by Ben Sira, who was probably a scribe well-versed in Jewish law and custom.
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tripartite Hebrew canon
- In biblical literature: The tripartite canon
…of the Jewish wisdom writer Ben Sira (flourished 180–175 bce), who speaks of “the law of the Most High…the wisdom of all the ancients and…prophecies.” His grandson (c. 132 bce), in the prologue to Ben Sira’s work, mentions “the law and the prophets and the others that followed them,” the…
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