Book Of Wisdom Research Articles

Hexaplaric Variants to the Books of Job, Proverbs, and Canticum

Abstract This article offers an inaugural analysis of the Septuagint manuscript Rahlfs 516 (Codex Athous Lavra 149), a codex of the libri sapientiales from the second half of the tenth century, previously misdated and overlooked in Septuagint editions. The manuscript contains five Wisdom books of the Septuagint: Job, Sirach, a prologue to the book of Proverbs, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Canticum. This manuscript, distinguished for its Hexaplaric readings in Job and its extensive parallels with Ra 248 and Ra 161, presents attributions to the Jewish revisers Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion. The analysis of this manuscript reveals interesting variants and a novel Symmachus reading in Job 1:6c, as well as a Symmachus attestation in Job 1:16b and a new Hexaplaric reading for Job 15:21b. This study accentuates the imperative of integrating Ra 516 into scholarly discourse and shows its significance for future research.

구약성경에 나타난 부활 - 시편을 중심으로

This article explores the theme of resurrection in the Old Testament. Since it is already established that there is no evident testimony of the resurrection in the Old Testament except in the Books of Daniel and 2 Maccabees, I just summarize the existing interpretations of these texts. In addition, I observe that some texts such as Hos 6:2, Isa 26:19, Ez 37:1-14, Job 19:25-27, which do not explicitly mention the theme of resurrection, are interpreted with reference to it in the New Testament and in the patristic teachings. I also consider the possibility of interpreting the immortality in the Book of Wisdom in connection with the corporal resurrection. In the case of the Psalms, some texts are interpreted in connection with the resurrection, but the Hebrew texts have no explicit reference to this theme. I examine the possible references to the resurrection in Psalms 1, 16, 49, 73, and 149. These psalms explore the prospects of the future in different contexts, such as the problem of retribution not realized in this life, the prosperity of the wicked, the inevitability of death, and the final judgment, and begin to conceive of hope beyond death. The hope for the resurrection in these texts is not evident, but they approach the hope beyond death. A certain eschatological hope begins to emerge. The Septuagint, the New Testament, and the interpretations of the Church Fathers also read the hope for the resurrection in these psalms. While the hope for the resurrection emerged gradually in the Old and New Testaments, the Psalms constituted moments in which the hope germinated. In later years commentators with more developed beliefs in the resurrection reinterpreted these psalms from their own perspective.

Ценностные основания стратагемного мышления (на примере минских «Книг мудрости» 1614–1634 гг.)

In the history of human thought, the question of the human wisdom nature, or the possibility to gain it, has never assumed a simple solution. Chinese thinkers and philosophers answered this question in different ways. The secular and practical character of understanding the concept of wisdom in the Chinese intellectual tradition was largely due to the influence of the ethical and political doctrine of Confucianism. From the point of view of Confucian ethics, the idea of using tricks and gimmicks was considered rather dubious. In the history of Chinese thought, there were periods when the intellectual elite had time to realize the beginning of a crisis in society and tried not only to theorize stratagem thinking, but also to find sufficient ethical grounds for applying stratagems in routine practices. The last third of the Ming dynasty reigning, when A Complete Book of Wisdom was written, was just such a period. At the same time, there was a serious value guidelines transformation of the educated class in China, which could also act as one of the factors in developing interest in stratagems and stratagem thinking. The aim of the article is to analyze the transformation of the value system of Chinese intellectuals, who lived in the last third of the Ming dynasty, and identify the value grounds of stratagem thinking described in A Complete Book of Wisdom. The article presents a classification of relevant factors that influenced the transformation of the value system of educated people under the late Ming. It describes and systematizes the data on the attitude of Ming emperors to educated people and Confucian ethical-political doctrine. The struggle not only for real power but also for symbolic power in the area of values and ideals was one of the drivers for the transformation of the value system. In addition, the commercialization of life and mass culture was the main factor in the significant change of Confucian philosophy. The article presents the analysis of educated people feelings and attitudes, which entailed changes in approaches to the process of knowledge and social practices. Thus, under the late Ming dynasty, there was the development of new models of social conflict resolution and value grounds of stratagem thinking.

Scripture as Frame in Naṣr Allāh Munshī’s "Kalīla and Dimna"

This is a study of the narrative framing structure found in the Persian translation of Kalīla and Dimna written by Naṣr Allāh Munshī in the sixth/twelfth century. Kalīla and Dimna is famous partly for its embedded narratives—i.e., the phenomenon whereby characters within the book are the ones who tell the stories. This system of nested narrative frames gains a new dimension in the rendition of Naṣr Allāh, whose project involves (inter alia) presenting Kalīla and Dimna as a book of practical wisdom in an explicitly Islamic context. Naṣr Allāh has added a substantial new preface, which argues for the importance of Kalīla and Dimna in instructing people—especially rulers—in the values of justice and sound governance. He links these ideas to Islamic ethics by quoting extensively from Qur’ānic verses and ḥadīth. But this is not only a feature of the preface: the body chapters of the book, the fables themselves, are also enriched with religiously inflected arguments and scriptural quotes (not to mention lines of poetry). The style is reminiscent of that of Arabic adab works—with which Naṣr Allāh was obviously familiar. While there are several fascinating aspects of Naṣr Allāh’s version of Kalīla and Dimna, the goal of this article is to shed light on the interventions that have been made to the framing structure of the stories. Key words: Kalīla and Dimna, Persian literature, translation, Qur’ān, ḥadīth

Analysis of Cultural Literacy Learning Based on Local Wisdom to Strengthen the Profile of Pancasila Students

This study aims to analyze local wisdom-based cultural literacy learning to strengthen the profile of Pancasila students in the dimension of Global Diversity integrated into Pancasila Education subjects. The research method employed a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The subjects of this study were fourth-grade students and teachers of SDN Gelam 1 Candi in the 2023/2024 school year, totalling 24 students. Data collection techniques were carried out through observation, interviews, and documentation. This data analysis technique used interactive model analysis consisting of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. In testing the validity of the data obtained by using the triangulation techniques. The results of this study indicated that local wisdom-based cultural literacy learning can strengthen the profile of Pancasila students in the Global Diversity dimension integrated into Pancasila Education subjects through various learning activities, such as making Pop Up Book of Sidoarjo Local Wisdom and LKPD integrated with local wisdom of Sidoarjo City. In addition, it can also improve the cultural literacy skills of students who can respond to local cultural diversity and cultural issues to face cultural shifts in the future. Students can also show a sense of pride and participate in preserving the local culture of Sidoarjo by making Udeng Pacul Gowang an icon of Sidoarjo City.

«Сумма мудрости» Фэн Мэнлуна как источник исследования китайской стратагемной мысли

Studies of Chinese stratagem thinking in Russia still do not take into account works created in line with the Confucian philosophical tradition. “A Complete Book of Wisdom” by Feng Menglong (1574–1646) can be regarded as a collection of stratagems. The grounds for this assessment may be found in traditional bibliographic descriptions and the modern research and publishing tradition. The fi rst edition was published in 1626, the supplemented edition – in 1634. Formally, “A Complete Book of Wisdom” can be referred to encyclopediasleishu. The text is not a continuous narrative, but consists of individual short stories; the number depends on the edition, from 1061 to 1236. Each story describes a precedent for the application of a stratagem. The period of the narration covers years from ancient times to the Ming Dynasty. Feng Menglong selected proper stories, edited them, and added his own comments. Typologically, similar stories are organized into separate sections (28 in total), which, in turn, are organized into chapters (10 in total). One chapter contains from two to four sections. “A Complete Book of Wisdom” retains the features of the “A New Account of Tales of the World” by Liu Yiqing (403–444), which are characterized by a value classifi cation of people’s deeds. All the stories are arranged according to the principle of “from the best to the worst”. Feng Menglong wrote a large preface to the entire work, and provided extended prefaces to each chapter. Each section is preceded by a brief explanation. Feng Manlong’s own ideological views can be discovered as the paratextual elements: prefaces and commentaries. The article consists of two parts. The fi rst part is devoted to the description of the peculiarities of the narrative language of “A Complete Book of Wisdom”, as well as the analysis of the socio-philosophical issues that stimulated the creation of this work. On the basis of quotation from classics in Feng Menglong’s works two types of author’s meaning formation are revealed. The author of the paper shows transformation of ethical models of Sung neo-Confucianism and the changing status of the category ‘wisdom’ in Feng Menglong’s ideological program. The second part of the article offers the author’s commented translation of Feng Menglong’s general preface to “A Complete Book of Wisdom” and ten prefaces to each chapter.

Latin paraphrases of Old Testament books in verse in 16th century Hungary

AbstractA popular trend in 16th-century Hungarian Neo-Latin poetry was the transposition of biblical, especially Old Testament books and texts. Georg Purkircher (Georgius Purkircher) paraphrased the Book of Wisdom, Péter Laskai Csókás (Petrus C. Lascovius) the Song of Songs, János Bocatius (Johannes Bocatius) the Book of Sirach/Ecclesiasticus, and Leonhardus Mokoschinus (Leonhardus Mokoschinus) a part of the Old Testament books (from Genesis to II Kings) in Latin. Internationally, only Mokoschinus' paraphrase of the Old Testament is known to any extent. In the present paper I will attempt to outline the main similarities and differences between the paraphrases of the Old Testament in Germany and in Hungary by means of a detailed philological analysis of the domestic corpus of texts and by highlighting some related parallels in Germany.

Стратагемное мышление в творчестве Фэн Мэнлуна: опыт интерпретации

The article focuses on the problem of correlation between ethical norms and stratagem thinking. The analysis of the methods of description and representation of stratagem thinking in the works of Feng Menglong is aiming to achieve a complex research goal. Firstly, to supplement the information about the biography and work of Feng Menglong; secondly, to introduce new sources for the study of stratagem thinking; thirdly, to describe the complex of socio-philosophical views of Feng Menglong as he mastered stratagem thinking. The collection of stratagems A Complete Book of Wisdom is introduced as an academic source for the first time. The article is organized into three parts. The first part introduces the problem: China civil officials, as well as the military class, actively used stratagems in management practice. The second part analyzes the facts of Feng Menglong's biography that initiated his interest in stratagems. Everyday stratagem thinking in Feng Menglong's personal experience provides a basis for evaluating wisdom and foolishness as significant social factors. The analysis of Feng Menglong's biography may confirm the hypothesis that in Chinese culture stratagem thinking was limited by the Confucian ethical system, which, on the one hand, does not encourage the use of stratagems, but on the other hand, does not prohibit it either. The third part focuses directly on the analysis of the literature source. The analysis of the structure and content of A Complete Book of Wisdom proves that stratagem thinking is a kind of practical and figurative-associative thinking, which does not destroy ethical frameworks, but shows an acceptable way out into the “gray zone” of ethics. The description of stratagems in A Complete Book of Wisdom is based on traditional Confucian values, but at the same time sets multi-option way to planned action.

Рower and Knowledge of Wisdom

The Middle Ages were a period of rapid development of education and science in the Muslim world, including among the Turkic peoples. Along with the spread of religious teachings in the political and social spheres, many scientific ideas were born, including the art of governing the country. The article cites verses from the Qur'an and hadith concerning the government of the country and left an indelible mark on the Islamic era. Epos of Balasaguni «Kutty Bilik», epos of A. Yugneki «Hibat-ul Hakаik», the book of King Kaikawis «Qabusnama», philosophical treatises of al-Farabi, «Divani Hikmet» by Khoja Ahmed Yassawi and others. «Kutty Bilik» – a book of wisdom from the common people to the king, in which you can learn the subtleties of humanity, education, the art of governing the country, the way to the prosperity of the state. Herebouts the khan and his vizier, the palace leaders, the generals, the ambassadors, to the extent that they should be directly involved in the government of the country, correlate their behavior, intelligence, and knowledge. The poet sings of morality, humanity, spirituality. Comprehensively focuses on everything that is needed to achieve happiness. Whatever sphere of social society we take, the centuries-old activity of religion in regulating relations between people manifests itself. These relations, as well as the models of governance of the country that we are talking about, we consider it right to base on the principles of Islam, our thinkers believe.Into his works, they analyze the issues of governing the country and issues of intelligence and education that are directly related to this. Although many centuries have passed, the teachings of our ancestors, which have retained their value, are considered an inalienable legacy, and their significance today is discussed in different ways.

INTENTIONAL APPROACH TO THE INTERPRETATION OF EXISTENTIAL CATEGORIES IN THE “KHIKMETS” OF AKHMET YASSAWI

In the article helped by conceptual and phenomenological research methods, existential categories in the “Diwani Khikmets” by Akhmet Yassawi are studied. The aim of the article is to analyze human existence problems, the meaning of life, the relationship of being and time, true love for the Creator, and the phenomenon of life and death. Although Akhmet Yassawi does not belong to the existentialists, existential categories can be clearly distinguished in the “Khikmets”. The concepts of “The Book of Wisdom” are a storehouse of answers to transcendental questions for people in existential crisis. The main purpose of the “Khikmets” is religious, and Akhmet Yassawi presents “intentional” advice on vital issues such as world creation and human nature (being), using existential categories. When we talk about the intentional meaning of existential categories, we mean the understanding of intentionality in Husserl's phenomenology, which considers the act of orientation as the inclusion of the subject in the analysis of an exclusively given object of philosophizing without distraction to other cognitive constructs. It is this subjective experience and living of the act of contemplation that is vividly expressed in “Khikmets” by Akhmet Yassawi. Akhmet Yassawi talks about such deep and exclusively existential categories as life and death. In modern philosophy, it was existentialism that revived attention to these concepts. From the point of view of existentialists, life, even in a situation of absurdity, is of the highest value. But this is life, always “borderline” with death. Life on the verge of death, loss and the search for the meaning of life are situations that Akhmet Yassawi raised long before the existentialism of the twentieth century. Keywords: Akhmet Yasawi, “Khikmets”, Existential Motives in Intentionality, Transcendental Experiences.

Review of C. S. Lewis’ Little Book of Wisdom: Meditations on Faith, Life, Love, and Literature

Review of C. S. Lewis, C. S. Lewis’ Little Book of Wisdom: Meditations on Faith, Life, Love, and Literature, compiled by Andrea Kirk Assaf and Kelly Anne Leathy (Charlottesville, Virginia: Hampton Roads Publishing, 2018). 383 pages. $15.95. ISBN 9781571748454.

EKONOMI BERBASIS SPIRITUAL

This study aims to reveal the analysis of Salafiyah Santri in improving a decent life. This study uses the Social Observation approach. The data collection technique in this study was based on case studies on three alumni of Salafiyah students. Furthermore, observations on the life of salafiyah Islamic boarding schools, and the books of wisdom learned by the students. From the results of this study it was found that students in improving a decent life use special wisdom prayers in Surah al-Wakiah and Shalawat Nariah.

RADIOCARBON DATING OF MANUSCRIPTS KEPT IN THE CENTRAL LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN

ABSTRACTThis article discusses radiocarbon dating results of documents preserved at the Central Library of the University of Tehran (hereafter, CLUT) as part of the project “Irankoran.” The paper adds new evidence to an ongoing campaign of dating Qurʾāns and Oriental manuscripts by the Corpus Coranicum Project. The dated manuscripts include one kūfī fragment of the Qurʾān on parchment (no. 10950) and a selection of Islamic and Persian manuscripts, all from the second millennium: the Arabic dictionary Muǧmal al-Luġah (Meškāt no. 203), the medical encyclopedia Ḏaḫīrah-ye Khwārazmšāhī (no. 5156), the epic Panǧ Ganǧ of Neẓāmī (no. 5179), the book of wisdom Ādāb al-Falāsifah (no. 2165) attributed to Ḥunayn b. Isḥāq (d. 873 CE), and one of the oldest extant manuscripts of the Avesta Wīdēwdād (no. 11263). Although the authenticity of their colophons is disputed, radiocarbon dating supports the dates of the colophons; even in cases where they were suspected of being tampered with, they most likely present the accurate original dates of the corresponding manuscripts. Only in the case of Ādāb al-Falāsifah (no. 2165), radiocarbon dating of the parchment has identified the manuscript as non-authentic. Inconsistent carbon dating results of two samples taken from Ḏaḫīrah-ye Khwārazmšāhī (no. 5156) and Panǧ Ganǧ (no. 5179) provide evidence of later replaced/added leaves.

Review: Kabbalah and Sex Magic: A Mythical-Ritual Genealogy, by Marla Segol

Review: <i>Kabbalah and Sex Magic: A Mythical-Ritual Genealogy</i>, by Marla Segol

The Writings: Job–Sirach

The WritingsJob–Sirach Christopher T. Begg, Fred W. Guyette, and J. Edward Owens 633. [Revelatory Hermeneutics in Wisdom Literature] Mark J. Boda, "Knowledge from Above: Revelatory Hermeneutics within Wisdom Literature," The Spirit Says, 131-47 [see #910]. My study has raised a serious question about the characterization of wisdom by those studying this tradition in the OT. Typically, the core wisdom tradition is identified with the Book of Proverbs and its countless traditional sayings beginning with chap. 10. The Books of Job and Ecclesiastes are then classified as "revolts" against this core wisdom tradition, which call into question the tradition itself or the interpretation of human experience that created it. In the above approach, wisdom is gained by learning the tradition and experiencing activities that require a long life and thus gives preference to the elderly. The court stories of Joseph and Solomon, not to mention that of Daniel, however, stand in stark contrast to this view of wisdom. They depict young people who are given wisdom by God with little or no mention of their acquisition of past tradition. Rather, revelatory experiences are key to these figures' acquisition of wisdom. While such observations might lead us to identify the court stories as further "revolts" against the core wisdom tradition, the fact that so much of the wisdom material must be identified as "revolt" raises serious questions about the legitimacy of what is taken to be the core of the OT wisdom tradition. Indeed, close attention to the Book of Proverbs here has highlighted the way in which even what is deemed "traditional wisdom" is framed by references to revelatory resources for the acquisition of wisdom. [Adapted from author's conclusion, p. 147—C.T.B.] [End Page 215] 634. [Transformation in the Wisdom Books of the HB and its application to the context of Southern Africa] S. Fischer, "Transformation in the Wisdom Books of the Hebrew Bible and its application to the context of Southern Africa," AcTSup 32 (2021) 232-57. My article deals with the transformation of theology and society through biblical wisdom. Its first section explores the various spheres of wisdom and the significance of King Solomon for the biblical wisdom tradition. The second section shows how the Books of Job and Proverbs transformed other parts of the HB. My third part looks at how Southern African theology and society might be transformed by these two books. Specifically, I view the figure of Job as a paradigm for HIV-positive people. I discuss the Book of Proverbs on the basis of the ubuntu principle and the post-colonial approach of imbokodo. I further show that African folk songs can be relevant for the transformation of Southern African university education and how biblical proverbs might transform African folk proverbs. In conclusion, I propose that secular society should function in such a way as to enable a variety of religious traditions. [Adapted from published abstract—C.T.B.] 635. [Sophia as an anima figure? A Jungian reading of OT texts] Christophe Gripon, "Sophia, figure d'anima? Proposition d'une lecture jungienne de quelques textes de l'Ancien Testament," LavTP 76 (3, 2020) 421-43. I propose an interpretation of biblical personified Wisdom as a anima-figure, i.e., the unconscious feminine part of humans basing myself on C. G. Jung's model of the psyche, while also critiquing Jung's "sophiotology" as he develops this in his Answer to Job. Such a psychological approach to Wisdom can contribute to the discussion concerning its elusive character and the relationship between transcendent and immanent wisdom. [Translated and adapted from author's abstract—C.T.B.] 636. [The Family of Job in MT and LXX Job and the Testament of Job] Walter Bührer, "La famille de Job dans les différents livres de Job. Le texte hébreu, la Septante et le Testament de Job en comparison," TZ 77 (4, 2021) 290-337. My essay discusses the different functions of Job's children, his wife or wives, and Job's family of origin in relation to representations and interpretations of the figure of Job. Comparison of the three documents cited in my title leads...

In the Labyrinth of Fables: Traces of Panchatantra in Georgian Literary and Oral Narrative Tradition

"In Georgia, the fables of Panchatantra are well-known through the book of Kalila and Dimna. However, some rare examples of direct parallels with the fables of Panchatantra appeared in Georgian literary sources and folk oral narratives. Next to the brief history of Panchatantras’s journey through centuries, and an overview of Georgian historical chronicles Kartlis Tskhovreba (The Life of Kartli), A Book of Wisdom and Lies by Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, and Georgian folktales outline the transformations of some fables from Panchatantra in Georgia. The paper examines the role of animals in the fables in general, and shows the ways of interpretations on the example of the theme of ingratitude in context of European and Oriental narrative traditions. "

Кардинальные добродетели в книге Премудрости Соломона: эсхатологический контекст

The four cardinal (so-called Platonic) virtues are mentioned twice in the Old Testament according to the Septuagint version – in the Book of Wisdom of Solomon and in the Fourth Book of the Maccabees, of which the latter was rarely included in the biblical canon. We will focus on the Book of Wisdom as a work that presents a generalized biblical view of the universe and the historical, as well as eschatological fate of the Jewish people. There is still a strong opinion in the scientific literature that the philosophical intuitions of this book, although subordinated to the logic of the Jews’ being chosen by God, are themselves entirely borrowed from ancient thought, and therefore serve either as a rhetorical refinement or a metaphysical improvement (and, accordingly, transformation) of ideas drawn from the Old Testament tradition. This should, of course, especially be suitable for the cardinal virtues, which are torn out of their philosophical (platonic or stoic, but most likely just eclectic) context and transferred to Jewish soil, as it seems at first glance, without special work on their reinterpretation. With this presumption about the nature of the book as a whole, scientists find in it teachings about metempsychosis and individual spiritualistic immortality. At the same time, not enough attention is paid, in our opinion, to the “general” (as opposed to the “private”) eschatology of Wisdom, which requires not only the usually undertaken structural and compositional, but cross-cutting thematical analysis. The eschatology of the book is built around the image of the righteous, destined to reign over the world and judge it. Immortality is justified by the author in such a way that its form turns out to be resurrection. Cardinal virtues, borrowed originally from political ethics, make it possible to build a mediation between the moral appearance of the righteous and his royal dignity.

Comic Sections Plus: The Book of Mathematical Jokes, Humour, Wit and Wisdom, by Des MacHale

Comic Sections Plus: The Book of Mathematical Jokes, Humour, Wit and Wisdom, by Des MacHale

Negative Theology and Theophany in Dante’s Paradiso

Dante’s Paradiso presents a gothic theophany realizing the divine vision (visio Dei) in poetic language. Specifically, Dante’s vision of a line from Scripture (DILIGITE IUSTITIAM QUI IUDICATIS TERRAM) in the Heaven of Jove (Canto XVIII) gives a concrete form of written letters to his vision of God. Yet all that Dante actually sees is only a sign of the invisible, metaphysical reality of God and the supersensible universe of pure being or love. This tension between the sensory plenitude of his vision and the transcendent truth that Dante envisages lends his poem its extraordinary force and attractive power. The paradoxes of negative theology and its inevitable relation with an affirmative theology expressed as poetic vision are worked out with matchless subtlety in Dante’s descriptions and reflections, some of which are expounded in a speculative key in this essay drawn from a more detailed and comprehensive inquiry into the subject. The immediacy of Dante’s vision of letters of Scripture in the Heaven of Jove serves as a metaphor for an unmediated vision of God, but the vision’s content turns out to be nothing other than mediation – concretely, language as the medium mediating his relation to God as Logos. Dante’s vision from beginning to end of the Paradiso is placed under the sign of the ineffability topos, yet what he sees are words and language and ultimately letters. Dramatically displaying the mediations in which language consists becomes itself a metaphorical realization of divine revelation. The mechanisms of signifying in languagemade visibly manifest in writing and specifically as the first line of the Book of Wisdom in Scripture are unveiled as a negatively theological revelation of divinity.

Образ пророка Илии в книге Премудрости Иисуса сына Сирахова (Сир. 48, 1–11)

Отрывок Сир. 48, 1–11 содержит много текстологических и экзегетических проблем, требующих отдельного исследования. Кроме того, большое значение имеют параллели в других книгах Ветхого и Нового Завета, где прямо или косвенно упоминается пророк Илия: 3-я и 4-я книги Царств, Книги пророков Малахии и Исаии, Евангелие и Апокалипсис. В статью включён авторский перевод данного отрывка с еврейской версии, отличающийся от синодального перевода, выполненного с греческой версии. С помощью текстологических и экзегетических методов исследования в статье сделана попытка решить сложные вопросы интерпретации текста Сир. 48, 1–11. Среди экзегетических вопросов рассматриваются связи данного отрывка с предыдущим текстом, с пророчеством из Книги Малахии, тема примирения отцов и детей в контексте восстановления отношений Израиля и Бога, эсхатологическая проблематика отрывка и проблема представлений автора книги о загробной жизни. В результате исследования было установлено, что образ пророка Илии был весьма важен для автора Книги Сираха и в межзаветной литературе вообще. В отрывке прослеживается тесная связь с Книгой пророка Малахии. Образ Илии идёт красной нитью через большую часть священной истории вплоть до апокалиптических событий. The fragment Sir. 48, 1–11 contains many textological and exegetical problems, that demand a special investigation. Also, the parallels in other books of the old and new Testament are important, where the prophet Elijah is mentioned directly or indirectly: 1 and 2 books of Kings, books of the prophets Malachiah and Isaiah, Gospel and Apocalypse. There is also an author’s translation of this fragment from the Hebrew version, that differs from the Synodal translation, that was made from the Greek version. Using the textological and exegetical methods the attempt was made to loose the difficult questions of the interpretation of the text Sir. 48, 1–11. Among the exegetical questions are examined the connections of this fragment with the previous text, with the prophecy from the book of Malachiah, the theme of reconciliation of fathers and sons within the context of the restoration of the connections of Israel and God, eschatological problems and problems of the book’s author about the future life. As a result of the investigation it was determined, that the image of the prophet Elijah war very important for the author of the book of Sirach and also in the intertestamental literature in general. In this fragment the close connection with the book of Malachiah can be followed. The image of Elijah runs all through the most part of the sacred history down to the apocalyptic events.