Historical candidates for the fallen king in Sirach 10,10
Updated by:
Neta Rozenblit
Research notes:
NR\Reader checked\23/03/2015
Reference type:
Journal Article
year:
2014
Full title:
Historical candidates for the fallen king in Sirach 10,10
Journal / Book Title || Series Title:
Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Volume:
126
Issue / Series Volume:
4
Abbreviated Series Name:
ZAW
Pages:
589-591
Work type:
Essay/Monograph
Abstract:
Sirach 10,9–11 describes an arrogant king who comes to his death very suddenly. While previous scholarship has focused on Ptolemy IV and Antiochus III as the probable historical referents, it is argued here that the mysterious death of Alexander the Great is more likely to be the model.
Primary Texts: Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha:
Composition / Author:
Ben Sira
Passage:
10:9-11
URL:
http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/zatw.2014.126.issue-4/zaw-2014-0038/zaw-2014-0038.xml
Label:
16/03/2015
Record number:
100 079