The Sequence of Sir 4:26–27 in Light of Akkadian and Aramaic Texts from the Levant and Later Writings

The Sequence of Sir 4:26–27 in Light of Akkadian and Aramaic Texts from the Levant and Later WritingsZeitschrift für die alttestamentliche WissenschaftSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/7LRSHJPZ/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.NogaAyali-DarshanThe Sequence of Sir 4:26–27 in Light of Akkadian and Aramaic Texts from the Levant and Later Writingshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/7LRSHJPZhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/7LRSHJPZhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/7LRSHJPZZeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft130:32018436-449Using tools of lower criticism and comparative method, this paper seeks to trace the original text of Sir 4:26–27. First reviewing the Hebrew, Greek, Syriac, and Latin versions of this passage, it then discusses parallel Near Eastern sources – in particular, the Akkadian Hear the Advice and Syriac Wisdom of Ahiqar prevalent in Syro-Levantine societies. The proverb’s subsequent history in medieval Arabic and Jewish sources, attributed to the legendary wise man Luqmān and Ibn Gabirol, is also traced. Ayali-Darshan, Noga. “The Sequence of Sir 4:26–27 in Light of Akkadian and Aramaic Texts from the Levant and Later Writings.” Zeitschrift Für Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 130:3 (2018): 436–49. Noga Ayali-Darshan, The Sequence of Sir 4:26–27 in Light of Akkadian and Aramaic Texts from the Levant and Later Writings, Zeitschrift Für Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 130:3 (2018): 436–49.AhikarBen SiraOld TestamentPeshitta NT