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Ecclesiasticus

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Ecclesiasticus see Sirach .


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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.(Features)
; The Lord has compassion on those who accept discipline, and are eager to obey his decrees. Ecclesiasticus 18.14 Read more
Reader's letter: Thought for the Day.(Features)
; The Lord has compassion on those who accept discipline, and are eager to obey his decrees. Ecclesiasticus 18.14 Read more
Thought for the Day.(Comment)
; The brilliant stars are the beauty of the sky, a glittering array in the heights of the Lord. Ecclesiasticus Read more
correction.(Correction notice)
; Tony Stein cited a verse from Ecclesiasticus in his column last Sunday. Because of an editing error...Ecclesiastes, a book in the Old Testament of the Bible. Ecclesiasticus is part of the Apocrypha, religious writings that were... Read more
Storm center. (When Bad Things Happen).(religious faith and belief in times of trouble)(adapted from "Strength for the Journey", Peter J. Gome's book of sermons)(Reprint)
; ...dismayed in the face of adversity (Ecclesiasticus 2:2, The Apocrypha, Revised English...the lesson from the ancient Book of Ecclesiasticus. Could it be put any plainer? My son...aphorism speaks. Again, in the Book of Ecclesiasticus, Look at the generations of old, and... Read more
Milton Friedman, 1912-2006.(PREDECESSORS)
; Let us now praise famous men. --Ecclesiasticus 44:1 Milton Friedman, who died in the early morning of November 16, 2006, was a world-famous economist and an ardent and effective... Read more
Roaming the glory days of baseball - via audio
; ...Ritter traveled across America tracking down baseball players from the early 20th century to include in his book, titled from Ecclesiasticus 44:7. All these were honored in their generation, And were the glory of their times. First published as a book of edited... Read more
The wisdom of Ben Sira; studies on tradition, redaction, and theology.(Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies, vol.1)(Brief article)(Book review)
; ...Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies; v.1 BS1765 The canonicity of the book also called The Book of Sirach and Ecclesiasticus, has been argued since it was written in the second century BCE. Here scholars analyze the text seeking its origins and... Read more
He handled himself like a vet. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) (Column)
; COLLEVILLE-MER, France _ ``Let us now praise famous men and those fathers that begat us.'' _Ecclesiasticus (44:1). For a few ghostly moments on this steel-gray morning, nothing had changed. The dawn broke chilly, misty and gusty, eerily... Read more
IN A PATRIOTIC MONTH, AMERICANS SHOULD REMEMBER PAST
; ...of mercy whose righteous deeds have not been forgotten. With their seed shall remain continually a good inheritance." -- (Ecclesiasticus 44:1, 7-11). July is the month of patriotic remembrance. Two hundred twenty-two years ago on the Fourth of July this country... Read more

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Ecclesiasticus Although about two-thirds of this book in the original...referred to simply as ‘Sirach’. ‘Ecclesiasticus’ is Latin and is a late title given to it...was never attained though it was quite widely read. Ecclesiasticus contains a variety of proverbs and aphorisms ... Read more
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Ecclesiasticus. A Book of the Apocrypha , usually reckoned part of the so-called Wisdom Literature. It was written or compiled in Hebrew by Jesus... Read more
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