Intertextual Studies in Ben Sira and Tobit: Essays in Honor of Alexander A. Di Lella, O.F.M. (Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph)

Intertextual Studies in Ben Sira and Tobit: Essays in Honor of Alexander A. Di Lella, O.F.M.......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
Part One: Tobit and the Biblical Tradition......Page 16
Irene Nowell, O.S.B.: The Book of Tobit: An Ancestral Story......Page 18
Tobit and Raguel: the Patriarchs......Page 19
Anna, Edna, and Sarah: the Matriarchs......Page 21
Beloved Children: Hope for the Future......Page 22
Allusions to the Creation Story......Page 26
Conclusion......Page 28
Anathea Portier-Young: “Eyes to the Blind”: A Dialogue Between Tobit and Job......Page 29
I. Blindness, Sight, and the Hidden Presence of God......Page 32
II. Advocate and Accuser......Page 36
III. Chaos, Providence, and Holy Help......Page 37
IV. From Exile to Restoration......Page 40
Stephen Ryan, O.P.: The Psalms and the Book of Tobit......Page 43
1. Tobit 3:2 (GII)......Page 46
2. Tobit 6:17 (Vg)......Page 50
3. Tobit 8:7 (Vg)......Page 51
4. Tobit 12:10 (GII)......Page 53
5. Tobit 13:11 (GII)......Page 54
Conclusion......Page 56
Vincent Skemp: Avenues of Intertextuality betweenTobit and the New Testament......Page 58
Intertextuality: Criteria for Assessment......Page 59
1. New Jerusalem Motif......Page 62
2. Angelic Traditions and Motifs......Page 66
3. Demonic Activity, Exorcism, and Healing......Page 73
4. Wisdom Parenesis Regarding Righteousness......Page 75
5. Beatitudes......Page 81
6. Restoration of Scattered Israel......Page 82
8. Promise and Fulfillment......Page 83
Conclusion......Page 84
Loren T. Stuckenbruck and Stuart D. E. Weeks: The Medieval Hebrew and Aramaic Texts of Tobit......Page 86
Part Two: Ben Sira and Earlier Biblical Books......Page 102
Maurice Gilbert, S.J.: Ben Sira,Reader of Genesis 1–11......Page 104
1. God’s Plan for Humankind (Sir 15:11-18:14)......Page 106
2. Wisdom and the Wise Person (Sirach 24)......Page 108
3. Disparity between Creatures (Sir 33:7-15 H [36:7-15 G])......Page 109
4. “The Works of God Are All of Them Good” (Sir 39:16)......Page 110
5. “All That Is of Earth Returns to Earth” (Sir 40:11)......Page 111
6. Praise of God for His Action in Creation and History (Sir 42:15–49:16)......Page 112
Conclusion......Page 114
Friedrich V. Reiterer: The Influence of the Book of Exodus on Ben Sira......Page 115
1. Methodological Principles......Page 116
2. An Example of the Same Theme But Different Terminology (Sir 3:16)......Page 117
3. Examples of Similar Themes with Similar Terminology (Sir 3:26a, 27a)......Page 118
4. The Same Terminology with a New Emphasis (Sir 4:6a)......Page 120
5. The Book of Exodus as a Source for Ben Sira’s Proclamatory Phrases (Sir 44:23)......Page 123
6. Adoption of the Same Ideas as the Theological Basis of Interpretation (Sir 38:5, 9)......Page 125
7. Ben Sira’s Technique of Interpretation and Actualization......Page 130
Pancratius C. Beentjes: In Search of Parallels: Ben Sira and the Book of Kings......Page 133
New Developments Since 1960......Page 136
Explicit Use of 1-2 Kings by Ben Sira......Page 138
Implicit Use of 1-2 Kings by Ben Sira......Page 144
Conclusion......Page 146
Leo G. Perdue: Ben Sira and the Prophets......Page 147
1. The Sage’s Claim to Inspiration......Page 150
2. The Prophets in the Praise of the Hasidim......Page 157
Conclusions......Page 167
Jeremy Corley: An Intertextual Study of Proverbs and Ben Sira......Page 170
I. Theological Similarities......Page 173
II. Similarities in the Area of Social Ethics......Page 182
III. Similarities of Structure and Form......Page 195
IV. Conclusion......Page 197
Part Three: Particular Themes in Ben Sira and Other Texts......Page 198
C. T. Robert Hayward: Multum in Parvo: Ben Sira’s Portrayal of the Patriarch Joseph......Page 200
1. Ben Sira 49:15 in the Hebrew Text of Cairo Genizah MS B......Page 201
2. Greek Sirach 49:15 within the Greek Version of 49:14-16......Page 208
3. Conclusions......Page 213
Michael W. Duggan: Ezra, Scribe and Priest, and the Concerns of Ben Sira......Page 216
I. Ezra, Priest and Scribe......Page 218
II. Scribe and Priest in Ben Sira......Page 221
III. Conclusion......Page 224
Renate Egger-Wenzel: “Faith in God” Rather Than “Fear of God” in Ben Sira and Job: A Necessary Adjustment in Terminology and Understanding......Page 226
1. The Book of Job and the “Fear of God”......Page 227
2. Ben Sira and the “Fear of God”......Page 234
3. Conclusion......Page 239
J. Edward Owens, O.SS.T.: “Come, Let Us Be Wise”: Qoheleth and Ben Sira on True Wisdom, with an Ear to Pharaoh’s Folly......Page 242
Wisdom as Self-Realized......Page 243
Qoheleth and Ben Sira, with an Ear to Pharaoh’s Folly......Page 250
Intertextuality: Some Theological Reflections......Page 252
Conclusion......Page 254
Benjamin G. Wright III: Ben Sira and the Book of the Watchers on the Legitimate Priesthood......Page 256
Ben Sira and the Legitimate Priesthood......Page 257
The Book of the Watchers and the Priesthood......Page 261
Ben Sira and the Book of the Watchers......Page 266
Núria Calduch-Benages: Amid Trials: Ben Sira 2:1 and James 1:2......Page 270
Previous Research on the Book of Ben Sira and the New Testament......Page 271
Ben Sira 2:1-18 and James 1:2-12: Two Exhortations in Times of Crisis......Page 272
Ben Sira 2:1 and James 1:2: Two Promising Openings......Page 275
Conclusion......Page 277
James K. Aitken: Sanctus Matthaeus, Magister Sapientiae, Summa cum Laude......Page 279
Wisdom’s Yoke (Matt 11:25–30)......Page 284
Conclusion......Page 293
Alexander A. Di Lella Bibliography......Page 295
Contributors......Page 306
Index of Ancient Sources......Page 308
Index of Authors......Page 324
Index of Subjects......Page 329
Back Matter......Page 335