The Quotations from Ecclesiasticus in Rabbinic Literature

This scholarly article by Solomon Schechter, originally published in The Jewish Quarterly Review in 1891, examines the presence and significance of quotations from the Book of Sirach (also known as Ben Sira) within rabbinic literature. Schechter identifies and analyzes instances where rabbinic texts, such as the Talmud and Midrashim, reference or allude to passages from Sirach, despite its exclusion from the Jewish biblical canon. The study explores the extent to which these quotations reflect the influence of Sirach on rabbinic thought and discusses the implications for understanding the development of Jewish scriptural interpretation and the boundaries of canonical texts. Schechter's work contributes to the broader discourse on the interaction between canonical and non-canonical writings in Jewish tradition.