This extrabiblical Jewish book was written in Hebrew around 2 Century BCE. The book is full of proverbial wisdom teachings, peppered with pre-rabbinic spiritual and moral ideas often resounded in the gospels and in apostolic era letters. Imagine hearing perspectives on death, happiness, honor, shame, sin, money, proper speech, social justice, table manners, and women from a second-century BCE Jew named Yeshua (Jesus). The work is also known as "Ecclesiasticus" and as "Wisdom of Yeshua, son of Eleazar, son of Sira." My new translation is on Amazon, but paid subscribers can read it right here!

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