The Wisdom of Ben-Sira (Ecclesiasticus)

In the introduction to The Wisdom of Ben-Sira, W. O. E. Oesterley covers the book’s title, authorship, composition, date, and more. Oesterley highlights both the importance of the book for learning about the social life and conditions of the Jews in Palestine during the two centuries immediately preceding the Christian era and the insight it affords into Jewish doctrinal teaching at this period. Oesterley then provides the English translation along with pertinent notes.