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The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus 47:2 Commentary

1 historical voice

How the Church has read Sirach 47:2 across two millennia — Matthew Henry, John Calvin, Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom and more, gathered verse by verse from the public domain.

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Et quasi adeps separatus a carne, sic David a filiis Israël.

Voices across the centuries

Medieval 1

Rabanus Maurus · 780 Excerpts (Historical Christian Faith …
ON ECCLESIASTICUS 10:13
When it says that Nathan, like the fat of salvation, was separated from the meat, it indicates that he was full of the grace of the Holy Spirit and that his conduct and his life were far from and foreign to those of carnal and sinful people.
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