alphabet of ben sira

Jerusalem Talmud Babylonian Talmud. His fame for wisdom reached Nebuchadnezzar, who sent for him, and at whose court Ben Sira gave many proofs of his wisdom, which are described by the commentator. The earliest authority who cites the little book is the author of the 'Aruk, s. It is the first known reference to Lilith as an individual character; like many mystical texts, it is visionary and mysterious. The third-person omniscient narrator, however, suggests a significant shift from the poetics of attribution so ably discussed by Mroczek and Najman before her.

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