Did Jesus Quote Sirach?
The Distinguished Patristic Scholar Henry Chadwick Has Said That in Matthew 11:28 Jesus Was Directly Quoting Sirach 51:23, as Well as Comparing Matthew 6:12...
The distinguished patristic scholar Henry Chadwick has said that in Matthew 11:28 Jesus was directly quoting Sirach 51:23, as well as comparing Matthew 6:12 - "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors" - with Sirach 28:2; "Forgive your neighbor a wrong, and then, when you petition, your sins will be pardoned ...
What was Jesus famous line?
I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me. And know that I am with you always; yes, to the end of time. For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?
Who wrote Sirach in the Bible?
It was written in Hebrew in Palestine around 180–175 bce by Ben Sira, who was probably a scribe well-versed in Jewish law and custom. There are two deuterocanonical works of the genre known as wisdom literature, one Hebrew and one Greek....