Ben Sira

Ben Sira

Jesus ben Sirach, commonly known simply as ben Sirach or Sirach and also rendered Joshua ben Sirach, Jesus son of Sirach or Jesus Siracides, was the author of the deuterocanonical Wisdom of Sirach and possibly the rabbinical Alphabet of Sirach. Ben Sirach, a Jew who had been living in Jerusalem, may have authored the work in Alexandria, Egypt c. 180–175 BCE, where he is thought to have established a school. According to the Jewish tradition his name was Shim'on ben Yeshu'a ben Eli'ezer ben Sira (Hebrew: שמעון בן ישוע בן אליעזר בן סירא) and he was a contemporary of Simon the Just.