Syrach
The Book of Sirach (), also known as The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach or Ecclesiasticus (), is a Jewish literary work, originally written in Biblical Hebrew. The longest extant wisdom book from antiquity, it consists of ethical teachings, written approximately between 196 and 175 BCE by Yeshua ben Eleazar ben Sira (Ben Sira), a Hellenistic Jewish scribe of the Second Temple period.
Ben Sira's grandson translated the text into Koine Greek and added a prologue sometime around 117 BCE. This prologue is generally considered to be the earliest witness to a tripartite canon of the books of the Old Testament and thus the date of the text is the subject of intense scrutiny by biblical scholars. The ability to precisely date the composition of Sirach within a few years provides great insight into the historical development and evolution of the Jewish canon. Although the Book of Sirach is not included in the Hebrew Bible, it is included in the Septuagint.
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