Ben Sira
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Ben Sira was a Jewish scribe and wisdom teacher from the early 2nd century BCE, traditionally credited with composing the deuterocanonical wisdom book known as Sirach or Ecclesiasticus.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ben Sira canonical | 2 |
| Ben Sirach | 1 |
| Jesus ben Sira | 1 |
| Yeshua ben Sira | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T934533 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Sira Context triple: [Book of Sirach, hasAuthor, Ben Sira]
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A.
Book of Sirach
The Book of Sirach is a deuterocanonical Jewish wisdom text offering practical moral instruction and reflections on piety, ethics, and the law.
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B.
James the Just
James the Just is a key figure of the early Christian church, traditionally identified as Jesus’ brother and the first leader of the Jerusalem Christian community.
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C.
Judah ha-Nasi
Judah ha-Nasi was a prominent 2nd–3rd century CE Jewish sage and patriarch best known for redacting and organizing the foundational rabbinic text of Jewish law and tradition.
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D.
Book of Wisdom
The Book of Wisdom is a deuterocanonical biblical text that offers poetic reflections on divine wisdom, righteousness, and the fate of the just and unjust.
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E.
Rabbi Akiva
Rabbi Akiva was a leading 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and martyr, renowned as one of the greatest Talmudic scholars and a foundational figure in the development of rabbinic Judaism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Sira Target entity description: Ben Sira was a Jewish scribe and wisdom teacher from the early 2nd century BCE, traditionally credited with composing the deuterocanonical wisdom book known as Sirach or Ecclesiasticus.
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A.
Book of Sirach
The Book of Sirach is a deuterocanonical Jewish wisdom text offering practical moral instruction and reflections on piety, ethics, and the law.
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B.
James the Just
James the Just is a key figure of the early Christian church, traditionally identified as Jesus’ brother and the first leader of the Jerusalem Christian community.
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C.
Judah ha-Nasi
Judah ha-Nasi was a prominent 2nd–3rd century CE Jewish sage and patriarch best known for redacting and organizing the foundational rabbinic text of Jewish law and tradition.
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D.
Book of Wisdom
The Book of Wisdom is a deuterocanonical biblical text that offers poetic reflections on divine wisdom, righteousness, and the fate of the just and unjust.
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E.
Rabbi Akiva
Rabbi Akiva was a leading 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and martyr, renowned as one of the greatest Talmudic scholars and a foundational figure in the development of rabbinic Judaism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish scribe
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ancient Jewish author ⓘ biblical apocryphal author ⓘ wisdom teacher ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ben Sira
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surface form:
Ben Sirach
Ben Sira ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus ben Sira
Book of Sirach ⓘ
surface form:
Sirach
Ben Sira ⓘ
surface form:
Yeshua ben Sira
author of Ecclesiasticus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Second Temple Judaism
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surface form:
Jerusalem Temple culture
Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
ethics and practical morality
ⓘ
family and social relationships ⓘ worship and Temple piety ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
|
| family | grandfather of the translator of Sirach into Greek (traditional view) ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 200–175 BCE ⓘ |
| genre | wisdom literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Hellenistic period in Judea ⓘ |
| influenced |
early Christian ethical teaching
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later Jewish wisdom traditions ⓘ |
| languageWritten |
Hebrew
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Hebrew of the Second Temple period ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
didactic discourses
ⓘ
poetic maxims ⓘ |
| name | Ben Sira self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Book of Sirach
ⓘ
Book of Sirach ⓘ
surface form:
Ecclesiasticus
|
| occupation |
Jewish sage
ⓘ
scribe ⓘ teacher of wisdom ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| region | Judea ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| statusInCanon |
apocryphal in most Protestant traditions (via his work Sirach)
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deuterocanonical in Catholic and Orthodox canons (via his work Sirach) ⓘ |
| statusInJudaism | non-canonical but respected wisdom text ⓘ |
| subjectOf | deuterocanonical book Sirach ⓘ |
| textualTransmission |
Greek translation in the Septuagint
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Hebrew original preserved in fragments ⓘ Syriac Peshitta version ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
fear of the Lord as beginning of wisdom
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importance of Torah observance ⓘ praise of personified Wisdom ⓘ |
| traditionallyCreditedFor |
composing Ecclesiasticus
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composing the Book of Sirach ⓘ |
| work |
Book of Sirach
ⓘ
Book of Sirach ⓘ
surface form:
Ecclesiasticus
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ben Sira Description of subject: Ben Sira was a Jewish scribe and wisdom teacher from the early 2nd century BCE, traditionally credited with composing the deuterocanonical wisdom book known as Sirach or Ecclesiasticus.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jesus ben Sira
this entity surface form:
Yeshua ben Sira
this entity surface form:
Ben Sirach