#18: Ben Sira — The Context of Sin and the Beauty of Pairs

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In this week’s episode, we continue with Ben Sira and how the book of Ben Sira reflects a range of views on sin.

What can this teach us about context in ancient texts? Listen and find out!

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catherine kipapa says:

June 2, 2017 at 7:19 pm

If God is speaking through His prophet then (Eze 18:23 “Have I any pleasure in the death of the wrong?” declares the Master יהוה. “Is it not that he should turn from his ways, and live?)would suggest that there is no real opposites like (light and darkness), rather the person’s desires rules his actions of good and evil? I do agree concerning praying for help like in psalms Psa 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O Elohim, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psa 51:11 Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Set-apart Spirit from me.
and (Joe 2:28 “And after this it shall be that I pour out My Spirit on all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men dream dreams, your young men see visions.
Joe 2:29 “And also on the male servants and on the female servants I shall pour out My Spirit in those days.
1. Miryam Brand says:
  
  June 3, 2017 at 10:17 pm
  
  Thanks for your comment! If you listen to the previous episode, you will find that Ben Sira generally agrees with you — namely, that “the person’s desires rule his actions of good and evil.”

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