Wise Lives: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Wisdom of Sirach (Biblia.com)

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Reardon states that although it is found in every major extant Christian manuscript of the Old Testament, the later exclusion of the Wisdom of Sirach from the Protestant canon has made it one of the little-known gems of Holy Scripture. Composed in Hebrew and translated into Greek in the 2nd century before Christ, it is among the last books of the Old Testament. Sirach represents the more...

parents: “Honor your father and mother that it may be well with you, and your days may be long upon the good land the Lord your God is giving you” (Exodus 20:12, emphasis added). Sirach is pleased here to recall this promise (vv. 8–11). St. Paul will make the same point: “ ‘Honor your father and mother,’ which is the first commandment with promise: ‘that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth’ ” (Ephesians 6:3–4). It is also instructive to recall that all the commandments in the

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