Wise Lives: Orthodox Christian Reflections on The Wisdom of Sirach

by Patrick Reardon

Although it is found in every major extant Christian manuscript ofthe Old Testament, the later exclusion of the Wisdom of Sirach (also known as Ecclesiasticus) from the Protestant canon has made it one of the little-known gems of Holy Scripture. Composed in Hebrew and translated into Greek in the second century before Christ, it is among the last books of the Old Testament.

Sirach represents the more primitive and conservative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0982277032
• ISBN13: 9780982277034
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"