In most of the Apocryphal Books, the writers have but a vague knowledge of the location of places, or the sequence of historical events. Books are loosely assigned to ancient authors without sufficient consideration of the historic possibility. But then the exact science of history is late.
Ecclesiasticus:
The discovery of fragments of the original Hebrew text of Ecclesiasticus was made by Prof. Schechter and further additions by Messrs. Neubauer and Cowley. See a number of articles in vols. x and xii of the Jewish Quarterly Review. (Macmillan, London.)
Wisdom Literature:
Montefiore, Bible for Home Reading, Pt. ii, Section i, chaps. i-v.
Read "A Glimpse of the Social Life of the Jews in the Time of Jesus, the son of Sirach." Schechter, Studies in Judaism, 2d series, J. P. S. A.
Theme for discussion:
Compare the treatment of wisdom in Proverbs (viii) and in Ecclesiasticus.
