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[[File:Fugger Ehrenbuch 001.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|An Illustration of Joshua Sirach in Das Geheime Ehrenbuch der Fugger by the painter Jörg Breu the Younger, 1545–1549]]
[[File:Fugger Ehrenbuch 001.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|An Illustration of Joshua Sirach in Das Geheime Ehrenbuch der Fugger by the painter Jörg Breu the Younger, 1545–1549]]
The '''Book of Sirach''', otherwise called ''The Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach, or, '''Ecclesiasticus''''' [Book of the Church], originally written in [[Hebrew]], is part of the books of the [[Septuagint]], which is the [[Old Testament]] accepted as inspired and canonical by the [[Orthodox Church]] in the ''Greek Orthodox Bible''. In [[Lutheran]] and [[Anglican]] Bibles, the Book of Sirach is part of the [[Apocrypha]] section that straddles the Old Testament and [[New Testament]].
The '''Book of Sirach''', otherwise called ''The Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach, or, '''Ecclesiasticus''''' [Book of the Church], originally written in [[Hebrew]], is part of the books of the [[Septuagint]], which is the [[Old Testament]] accepted as inspired and canonical by the [[Orthodox Church]] in the ''Greek Orthodox Bible''. In [[Lutheran]] and [[Anglican]] Bibles, the Book of Sirach is part of the [[Apocrypha]] section that straddles the Old Testament and [[New Testament]].
The Book of Sirach's main theological themes are the nature of wisdom, the importance of the fear of the Lord, what constitutes moral and ethical living, and the value of tradition and Jewish law. It also focuses on practical wisdom for daily life and the importance of maintaining Jewish identity amidst pagan cultural influences.<ref>[https://library.up.ac.za/c.php?g=894980&p=7722068#:~:text=The%20book%20of%20Sirach%20praises,particular%2C%20within%20the%20cosmic%20order. Theology: Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures: Individual Book - Sirach/Ecclesiasticus]<ref><ref>[https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/the-amazing-book-of-sirach The Amazing Book of Sirach]</ref><ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/56236/sirach Sirach], Catholic News Agency</ref>
The Book of Sirach is the longest extant book of [[wisdom]] preserved from ancient times, as written between roughly 200 and 175 B.C. by Yeshua ben Eleazar ben Sira (Ben Sira). He was a [[Hellenistic]] Jewish scribe who lived during the era of the [[Second Temple]].
The Book of Sirach is the longest extant book of [[wisdom]] preserved from ancient times, as written between roughly 200 and 175 B.C. by Yeshua ben Eleazar ben Sira (Ben Sira). He was a [[Hellenistic]] Jewish scribe who lived during the era of the [[Second Temple]].