Book of Sirach facts for kids
The Book of Sirach is a book of the Bible that is part of the Catholic and Orthodox biblical canon, put forward by the Council of Carthage in 397 and confirmed by Catholic leaders at the Council of Trent in the 16th century. It was written roughly in the year 180 BC in Jerusalem by a Jew named Ben Sira. Its main theme is that of wisdom.
Images for kids
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"Alle Weiſsheit ist bey Gott dem Herren..." (modern spelling: Alle Weisheit ist bei Gott dem Herrn) (Sirach, first chapter, German translation), anonymous artist 1654
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Illustration for Sirach, c. 1751
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Illustration of the high priest Jesus Sirach in the Secret Book of Honour of the Fugger by Jörg Breu the Younger, 1545–1549
See also
In Spanish: Libro de la Sabiduría de Jesús ben Sirá para niños
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