The book of sirach ecclesiasticus, wisdom deuterocanon. Ecclesiasticus sirach chapter 1 bible catholic online. Sirach, book of definition and meaning bible dictionary. The book of sirach, also known as ecclesiasticus, is part of the wisdom literature of the greek septuagint and the latin vulgate bible. The book of ecclesiasticus, also known as the wisdom of sirach or book of sirach or simply as sirach, is a second century bc writing by a jewish scribe named shimon ben yeshua ben eliezer ben sira who was from the city of jerusalem. The book of sirach is part of what is considered the apocryphadeuterocanonical scripture and appears in the old testament of catholic bible. Ben sira wrote in hebrew, but his grandson later translated the book into greek. Sirach is the largest and most comprehensive example of wisdom literature see wisdom literature, and it has also the distinction of being the oldest book in the apocrypha, being indeed older than at least two books daniel, esther which have found a place in the canon alike of the eastern and western churches. The author was jesus, son of eleasar, son of sirach. The author was jesus the son of sirach of jerusalem, who flourished about two hundred years before christ. Sirach is accepted as part of the christian biblical canons by catholics, eastern orthodox, and most of oriental orthodox.
While originally written in hebrew, the book was read only through its greek translation, known as. The purpose of the book was to give instructions on proper behavior in all areas of life. This book is so called from a greek word that signifies a preacher. Sirach, which is sometimes called ecclesiasticus, was written in hebrew between 200 and 175 b. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible.
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