Abstract
Whereas the notions of “putting down” and “lifting up” together are used about fifty times in the Book of Ben Sira, up to date an overview of passages in which these verbs occur is missing. This essay will be a first step to fill up this lacuna, focusing on God, and Lady Wisdom as agents. As to God’s activities, these verbs are specifically found at key moments: about theodicy and relating to important biblical figures. Lady Wisdom’s activities are only found in Ben Sira 1-24 with no link to the verb “to put down”.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-17 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Lady Wisdom
- God's interference