Sirach

Excerpt

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Endorsements

“This commentary is a gift to the Church, drawing from the best scholarship but communicating Sirach’s enduring value to contemporary disciples in understandable language. Dr. Villeneuve respects Sirach as an inspired book while emphasizing that its teaching needs to be understood in light of its Christian fulfillment. He shows in very helpful ways how the enduring wisdom of Sirach is relevant for believers today. An impressive work indeed.”
— Ralph Martin, STD, director of Graduate Theology Programs in the New Evangelization, Sacred Heart Major Seminary

“More than certainly brilliant biblical scholarship, this book is also beautiful and accessible. Reading it felt more like worship than study.”
— Barbara Nicolosi, columnist, National Catholic Register

“Years ago, André Villeneuve taught me about the nuptial origins of the Church in the covenant with Israel. His love for Israel and for the Church is evident again in this marvelous commentary on Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus, the book of the Church. From questions of liturgy (temple worship) to politics (foreign domination), Villeneuve is a trustworthy guide to Sirach’s wisdom for today.”
— Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register