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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Is Luke 1:52 ("He has brought down the powerful. . ." NRSV) a quotation of Wisdom of Ben Sira 10:14

Here's the NRSV of the Wisdom of Ben Sira / Sirach / Ecclesiasticus 10:14 --

"The Lord overthrows the thrones of rulers, and enthrones the lowly in their place"

Here's the NRSV of Luke 1:52 (part of the Magnificat) --

"He has brought down the powerful from their thrones and lifted up the lowly" ?

1 comment:

Timothy Shaw said...

Joseph Fitzmyer in his ANCHOR BIBLE commentary volume I on Gospel of Luke cited the earlier Scriptural quotations/allusions of I Samuel 2:4, 7-8 as well as Job 12:19 and Job 5:11