This volume of essays on Ben Sira is a Festschrift on the occasion of the 65th birthday of Prof. Nuria Calduch-Benages.

The volume gathers the latest studies on Ben Sira's relationship with other Jewish traditions. With a variety of methods and approaches, the volume explores Ben Sira's interpretation of received traditions, his views on the prevailing issues of his time, and the subsequent reception of his work.

Francis M. Macatangay, University of St. Thomas, Houston TX, USA, undFrancisco-Javier Ruiz-Ortiz, St Mary's University, London, GB.