Let Me Praise! – Let Us Praise! – Who Will Praise the Ancestors?: In Search of Scribal Activity and Influences in the Opening Section of the Praise of the Ancestors

This article investigates the different textual versions of the opening section of the Praise of the Ancestors in the book of Ben Sira (Sir 44-50). It highlights traces of scribal activity which happened either deliberately or unconsciously and thereby illustrates how transmitters and translators di...

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Main Author: Ueberschaer, Frank 1972- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Ed. Morcelliana 2020
In: Henoch
Year: 2020, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 281-298
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Scribe / Bible. Jesus Sirach 44 / Praise / Ancestors
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Textual structuring
B Praise of the fathers
B Textual modifications
B Ben Sira
B Multidimensional texts
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Summary:This article investigates the different textual versions of the opening section of the Praise of the Ancestors in the book of Ben Sira (Sir 44-50). It highlights traces of scribal activity which happened either deliberately or unconsciously and thereby illustrates how transmitters and translators did not only change the text but produced new meanings and textual references.
ISSN:0393-6805
Contains:Enthalten in: Henoch