Sirach, Book of

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• Sirach — by Ben Sira, also known as The Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach , The Wisdom of Ben Sira , or Ecclesiasticus , is a work from the second century BC, originally written in Hebrew.The book is included in the Septuagint and is accepted as part of the …   Wikipedia

• Book of Wisdom — or Wisdom of Solomon or simply Wisdom is one of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible. It is one of the seven Sapiential or wisdom books of the Septuagint Old Testament, which includes Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon (Song… …   Wikipedia

• Book of Wisdom —     Book of Wisdom     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Book of Wisdom     One of the deutero canonical writings of the Old Testament, placed in the Vulgate between the Canticle of Canticles and Ecclesiasticus.     I. TITLE     The oldest headings… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Sirach — [sī′rak] n. a book of proverbs in the Old Testament Apocrypha: in some versions called Ecclesiasticus: abbrev. Si or Sir …   English World dictionary

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