Ben Sira et l'abeille (Sir 11,2-3): Étude d'une métaphore
This article aims to study the metaphor of the bee in the Hebrew text of Sirach (Sir 11,2-3). In this text, Ben Sira recommends against judging according to appearances (11.2) and justifies his exhortation by giving the concrete example of the bee (11.3), an animal of very modest size that produces...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | French |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Biblica
Year: 2024, Volume: 105, Issue: 2, Pages: 191-203 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jesus Sirach 11,1-9
/ Bee
/ Metaphor
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | This article aims to study the metaphor of the bee in the Hebrew text of Sirach (Sir 11,2-3). In this text, Ben Sira recommends against judging according to appearances (11.2) and justifies his exhortation by giving the concrete example of the bee (11.3), an animal of very modest size that produces large quantities of honey. Although this positive image of the bee seems to be common among the neighboring cultures in Israel (Egyptian and Greek), it is absent in the OT because the biblical authors show a suspicious attitude towards this insect. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.105.2.3293540 |