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Book of Sirach - extols wisdom + ethical conduct. - this long book (51 chapters) forms part
of the OT Wisdom literature - one of the few books of
the OT to give the name of its author, The Latin title
of the book is Ecclesiasticus. Sirach, a professional s
scribe i.e. wise man composed his books for "every seeker
after wisdom." Sirach wrote his book in Hebrew c.
180 BC. The Durtero canonical Book of Sirach was
omitted from the Jewish (hense also from the Protestant)
Canon, most likely because of the sectarienism of the
Pharisees at the Synod of Jemnia c. AD 95.
Sirach is a collection of poems praising wisdom + a
kind of handbook of moral theology. It what a
pious Jew of the 2nd C. BC believed + how he acted.

44.1 - 50.21 - Prais of Fathers [inserted] the longest sustained theme in the book is the celebrated section on the Praise of Famous Men. [end inserted] 49 Josiah + the Prophets
46 Joshua, Cabeb + The Judges 50 Simon, Son of Jochanan
47 Nathan, David + Solomon
48 Elijah + Elisha

Vulgate Bia. Ecclesiastes. Canticum Ecclesiastes ( or the O.T. Preacher)
Canticorum Song of Songs
Sapientia Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
Sirach seu Ecclesiasticus Isaiah
Isaias (liber Iesu Filii Serach

Sirach - father of the authro of Ecclesiasticus, which is
sometimes called Sirach
Ben Sira is Hebrew for 'son of Sirach'

Not unalike the Paresian university hand was the minature writing used
in the innumerable "packet" Bibles written in the 15th C in response
to the recieved interest in the Scriptures that was brought about
by the teaching of the new orders of friars. (Ency. Brit.)