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gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:wisdom_literature
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gptkb:Ecclesiasticus
gptkb:Sirach
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Ben_Sira
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Apocrypha
gptkb:Deuterocanonical_books
Wisdom books
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gptkbp:chapter
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51
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:Church_Fathers
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gptkbp:dateWritten
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early 2nd century BCE
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gptkbp:excludes
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gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Protestant_Old_Testament
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gptkbp:firstTranslation
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gptkb:Greek
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:wisdom_literature
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gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Catholic_Old_Testament
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Old_Testament
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Proverbs
other wisdom books
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gptkbp:locationWritten
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gptkb:Jerusalem
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gptkbp:manuscriptsFound
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gptkb:Dead_Sea_Scrolls
gptkb:Cairo_Geniza
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gptkbp:originalLanguage
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gptkb:Hebrew
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gptkbp:significance
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contains maxims and proverbs
contains instructions for worship and religious observance
provides insight into Jewish thought before the Maccabean period
contains a hymn to wisdom
contains advice on education and learning
contains advice on health and medicine
contains advice on hospitality and generosity
contains advice on speech and silence
contains advice on wealth and poverty
contains praise of ancestors (chapter 44–50)
contains reflections on the fear of the Lord
contains warnings against pride and folly
emphasizes the importance of wisdom and law
contains advice on friendship, family, and social conduct
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gptkbp:subject
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ethics
religious instruction
practical advice
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gptkbp:translatedInto
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gptkb:Ben_Sira's_grandson
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Catholic_Church
Anglican Communion (in some lectionaries)
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gptkb:Ecclesiasticus
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Wisdom of Sirach
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