The Theology of Sacrifice as Gift in Ben Sira.
In this article, I endeavor to advance discussion of the symbolic "meaning" of sacrifice during the Second Temple period by examining the wisdom instruction of Ben Sira. As part of his longest exposition of his views on sacrifice, Ben Sira emphasizes the "gift" aspects of the regular, literal altar...
| Publicado en: | Catholic Biblical Quarterly Vol. 86; no. 3; pp. 485 - 507 |
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