What is Book of Sirach?
The '''Book of Sirach''' is a book of the [[Bible]]. It is part of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] and [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] [[biblical canon]]. It was put forward by the Council of Carthage in 397. It was confirmed by Catholic leaders at the [[Council of Trent]] in the 16th century. It was written roughly in the year 180 BC in [[Jerusalem]] by a [[Jew]] named Ben Sira. Its main theme is that of [[wisdom]]. [[Category:Books of the Bible]] {{religion-stub}}