"Remember there is one who exalts and humbles" (Ben Sir 7:11): "putting down" (שפל/ταπεινόω) and "lifting up" (רום/ἀνυψόω) in the Book of Ben Sira
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Year
2019
Journal / Book Title || Series Title
Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages
Volume
45
Issue / Series Volume
1
Pages
1-17
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1st
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Beentjes, Pancratius C. "'Remember there is one who exalts and humbles' (Ben Sir 7:11): 'putting down' (שפל/ταπεινόω) and 'lifting up' (רום/ἀνυψόω) in the Book of Ben Sira". In "Wisdom Sings Her Own Praise" (Sir 24:1): Collected Essays on the Book of Ben Sira III. Ed. by Beentjes, Pancratius C.. Pages 173-188. Contributions to Biblical Exegesis & Theology 126. Leuven: Peeters, 2026.
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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 andrelating 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”.