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Volume 4, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 2031-5937
  • E-ISSN: 2295-9041

Abstract

Abstract

Parmi les différentes mentions des « choses cachées » () dans Ben Sira, une seule contient une mise en garde concernant ce type de connaissance, dans Si 3,21-22. Cette apparente contradiction est le reflet d’un débat au sein du judaïsme ancien sur la légitimité de la connaissance d’en haut. Pour comprendre comment Ben Sira appréhende les « choses cachées » et sa prudence à leur égard, plusieurs critères sont à prendre en compte: le contenu des " choses cachées ", le moyen par lequel s’obtient leur connaissance et leurs destinataires. En filigrane, se pose la question de la révélation divine, au centre des problématiques du judaïsme du début du IIe siècle avant notre ère.

Abstract

Among the several mentions of "hidden things" () in Ben Sira, a single mention in Si 3,21-22 includes a warning concerning this type of knowledge. The apparent contradiction reflects a debate within ancient Judaism concerning knowledge received from on high. To understand how Ben Sira apprehends the "hidden things" and his caution with respect to them, several criteria are to be taken into account: the content of the «hidden things», the means by which such knowledge is obtained, and the persons to whom such knowledge is destined. The discussion raises the question of divine revelation, at the center of unresolved questions in the Judaism of early second century BCE.

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2011-01-01
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