- JESUS, THE SON OF SIRACH
- the author of the book of ECCLESIASTICUS (q.v.).
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
JESUS, THE SON OF SIRACH
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Wisdom of Jesus,the Son of Sirach — Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Si·rach (sīʹrăk ) n. Bible Abbr. Sir. or Si Ecclesiasticus * * * … Universalium
Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach — noun an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect) • Syn: ↑Ben Sira, ↑Sirach, ↑Ecclesiasticus • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑sapiential book, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sirach — by Ben Sira, also known as The Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach , The Wisdom of Ben Sira , or Ecclesiasticus , is a work from the second century BC, originally written in Hebrew.The book is included in the Septuagint and is accepted as part of the … Wikipedia
Jesus — The human Name of our Lord, given to Him at His circumcision and meaning Saviour. The name Jesus was by no means an uncommon name among the Jews. It is in the Greek what Joshua is in Hebrew, who is twice called in the New Testament Jesus, as… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Sirach — noun an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect) • Syn: ↑Ben Sira, ↑Ecclesiasticus, ↑Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑sapiential book, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Jesus — /jee zeuhs, zeuhz/, n. 1. Also called Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth. born 4? B.C., crucified A.D. 29?, the source of the Christian religion. 2. ( the Son of Sirach ) the author of the Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus, who lived… … Universalium
Jesus — Je•sus [[t]ˈdʒi zəs, zəz[/t]] n. 1) bib big rel Also called Je′sus Christ′, Je′sus of Naz′areth. born 4? b.c., crucified a.d. 29?, the source of the Christian religion 2) bib big (“the Son of Sirach”) the author of the Apocryphal book of… … From formal English to slang
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) — Ecclesiasticus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiasticus (Abbrev. Ecclus.; also known as the Book of Sirach.) The longest of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible, and the last of the Sapiential writings in the Vulgate of the Old … Catholic encyclopedia
Development of the Old Testament canon — For the Jewish canon, see Development of the Jewish Bible canon. For the New Testament canon, see Development of the New Testament canon. Part of a series on … Wikipedia
Jesus — The focus of Christian devotion; born a Palestinian Jew c.4 BCE. 1. The name. A common personal name for Jewish males in the centuries BCE; it is the Latin form of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Joshua or Jehoshua, and means ‘He whose… … Dictionary of the Bible
