CHAPTER I

THE WISDOM OF JESUS, THE SON OF SIRACH; OR ECCLESIASTICUS 321

I. The Title of the Book 321

II. The Author and his Book 322

III. The Date of the Book 327

IV. The Original Language of the Book; the recently found Hebrew Manuscripts 329

V. The Authorized and Revised Versions of Ecclesiasticus 331

VI. The “Sadducæan” doctrinal standpoint in Ecclesiasticus 334

VII. The Pharisaic Additions to Ecclesiasticus 340

VIII. The Value of the Book for the Study of the New Testament 345