Sacrificial Offerings Presented to God in the Greek Version of Sirach

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Author: Peter Beckman
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Beckman, Peter

Sacrificial Offerings Presented to God in the Greek Version of Sirach

by Peter Beckman (Author)

Theology & Philosophy

Series: Studies in Biblical Literature, Volume 188

Summary

Within the Second Temple Period, Jews living in diaspora communities adapted and re-expressed their faith and scriptures as minorities among the diverse cultures and religions that surrounded them. One such case occurred among Jews living in Egypt during the Ptolemaic Period, who rearticulated their faith and teachings in the Greek language and through educational efforts in their community centers. One of their texts was the Greek Book of Sirach, a Jewish religious text translated from Hebrew. A major purpose of the text was to shape its reader’s educational, religious, and cultural formation. For Sirach, this formation resulted from the lived-out practice of divinely given wisdom rooted in the Torah.
Using historical and linguistic methods, this book addresses how Greek Sirach shaped, educated, and reinforced Jewish youths’ beliefs and behaviors, including their cultic and sacrificial practices, while living as a minority in Ptolemaic Egypt. This book will be of interest to theologians and historians, as well as those studying the challenges faced by religious communities seeking to preserve, re-apply, and re-contextualize their faith when they are not the dominant cultural or religious group.
"This monograph showcases a careful, socio-linguistic and historical analysis of Greek Sirach, especially in regard to sacrificial offerings. It contributes to a better understanding of Second Temple Judaism in Egypt, of the religious formation of Jewish youth there, and of the wider context for early Christianity."
Dr. Gregory Bloomquist, Emeritus Professor of Theology at Saint Paul University Ottawa
"The New Testament did not occur in a vacuum. The Greek book of Sirach, a Second Temple Jewish text, reveals a portion of Judaism committed to maintaining its religious and ethnic identity. Beckman produces a sophisticated reading of important aspects of Greek Sirach from within its context in order to provide the reader with an understanding of the book itself as well as its potential impact on the later first-century context."
Dr. Joseph Fantin, Professor of New Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary

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Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Series Editor’s Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Greek Sirach’s Monotheistic Sacrifice in its Social and Cultic Context of Ptolemaic Egypt
Chapter 3 Offerings in Greek Sirach Within the Ptolemaic World
Chapter 4 An Analysis of Offerings Presented to a Deity in Sirach
Chapter 5 Concluding Synthesis
Bibliography
Index

Abbreviations

AAW	Armies of the Ancient World
AB	Anchor Bible
ABRL	The Anchor Bible Reference Library
AGSU	Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Spätjudentums und Urchristentums
AJEC	Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity
AnBib	Analecta biblica
Anton	Antonianum
AOAT	Alter Orient und Altes Testament
APF	Archiv für Papyrusforschung
ArztChr	Arzt und Christ
ATAT	Arbeiten zu Text und Sprache im Alten Testament
ATD	Das Alte Testament Deutsch
AThR	Anglican Theological Review
ATS	Approaches to Semiotics
BAGS	Biblical and Ancient Greek Linguistics
BAT	Die Botschaft des Alten Testaments
Bijdr	Bijdragen tijdschrift voor filosofie en theologie
BCAW	Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
BEHE	Bibliothèque de l’École des Hautes Études Sciences Religieuses
BETL	Bibliotheca ephemeridum theologicarum lovaniensium
BBB	Bonner biblische Beiträge
BEHS:SSR	Bibliothèque de l’École des hautes études: Section des sciences religieuses
BHP	Bibliothèque d’histoire de la philosophie
Bib	Biblica
BibInt	Biblical Interpretation Series
BibSem	The Biblical Seminar
BJRL	Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester
BJS	Brown Judaic Studies
BLG	Biblical Languages: Greek
BM	Biblioteca Midrásica
BN	Biblische Notizen
BRev	Bible Review
BRS	Biblical Resource Series
BT	The Bible Translator
BVC	Bible et vie chrétienne
BZAW	Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
BZNW	Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft
CAM	Collection l’atelier méditerranéen
CBC	Cambridge Bible Commentary
CBET	Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology
CBQ	Catholic Biblical Quarterly
CBQMS	Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series
CCS	Cambridge Classical Studies
CdE	Chronique d’Égypte
CHJ	Cambridge History of Judaism
CHSC	Center for Hellenic Studies Colloquia
CJA	Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity
CLFS	Classe di lettere, filosofia e BB.AA.: Supplementi
CLDP	Collection “Les Dix Paroles”
ConBNT	Coniectanea Biblica: New Testament
CRINT	Compendia rerum iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum
CRIPEL	Cahiers de recherches de l’institut de papyrologie et d’égyptologie de Lille
CSJH	Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism
CSCT	Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition
CUASCA	The Catholic University of America Studies in Christian Antiquity
CurBR	Currents in Biblical Research
DCLS	Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies
DCLY	Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Yearbook
DHA	Dialogues d’histoire ancienne
DHSAT	Die Heilige Schrift des Alten Testamentes
DMAHA	Dutch Monographs on Ancient History and Archaeology
DSS	Dead Sea Discoveries
EAE	Encounters with Ancient Egypt
ÉetC	Études et Commentaires
EHAT	Exegetisches Handbuch zum Alten Testament
EI	Eretz-Israel
EJJS	European Journal of Jewish Studies
Elec	Electrum
EnAC	Entretiens sur l’antiquité classique
ÉPRO	Études préliminaires aux religions orientales dans l’empire romain
EstBib	Estudios bíblicos
ETS	Erfurter theologische Studien
ExpTim	Expository Times
EyE	Estudios y Ensayos
FAT	Forschungen zum Alten Testament
FilNeot	Filología Neotestamentaria
FJCD	Forschungen zum jüdisch-christlichen Dialog
FRLANT	Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments
GAP	Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
GHS	Groningen-Royal Holloway Studies on the Greek City after the Classical Age
Greg	Gregorianum
HAW	Handbuch der altertumswissenschaft
HCS	Hellenistic Culture and Society
Hen	Henoch
HerBS	Herders biblische Studien
HSLE	Die Heilige Schriftfür das Leben erklärt
HTKAT	Herders theologischer Kommentar zum Alten Testament
HTR	Harvard Theological Review
HTS	Hervormde teologiese studies
HUCA	Hebrew Union College Annual
IOSOTC	International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament Congress
IUO	Istituto universitario orientale. Dipartimento di studi asiatici. Series minor
JAH	Journal of Ancient History
JAJ	Journal of Ancient Judaism
JANER	Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions
JBL	Journal of Biblical Literature
JJS	Journal of Jewish Studies
JNES	Journal of Near Eastern Studies
JNSL	Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages
JQR	Jewish Quarterly Review
JRitSt	Journal of Ritual Studies
JRS	Journal of Roman Studies
JSJ	Journal for the Study of Judaism
JSJSup	Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism
JSNTSup	Journal for the Study of the New Testament: Supplement Series
JSOT	Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
JSOTSup	Journal for the Study of the Old Testament: Supplement Series
JTS	Journal of Theological Studies
KBAJCL	Kleine Bibliothek der antiken jüdischen und christlichen Literatur
KSG	Königtum, Staat und Gesellschaft früher Hochkulturen

Details

Pages: XX, 248
Publication Year: 2026
ISBN (PDF): 9783034351430
ISBN (ePUB): 9783034351539
ISBN (Hardcover): 9783034351423
DOI: 10.3726/b23552
Language: English
Publication date: 2026 (February)
Keywords: Sirach Ecclesiasticus Bible Scripture Old Testament Theology Second Temple Judaism Ben Sira Linguistics Lexical Semantics Greek Sirach Ptolemaic Egypt Offerings Sacrifices Monotheism Exclusive Worship
Published: New York, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, Oxford, 2026. XX, 248 pp., 7 b/w ill., 8 tables.
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Biographical notes

Peter Beckman (Author)

Peter Beckman is a Lutheran Pastor and educator. He studied at Moody Bible Institute and Dallas Theological Seminary, and earned his PhD from Saint Paul University Ottawa.

Sacrificial Offerings Presented to God in the Greek Version of Sirach

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