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Entre las composi- ciones más oscuras de la Biblia, el Salmo 110 (109) revela el patrón de un ritual de entronización real, comparable, en parte a las cere- monias narradas en el Libro de los Reyes (1 Re 1: 32-53; 2 Reyes 11: 4-20). Este artículo proporciona una exégesis del difícil poema hebreo, observando paralelos con textos reales de Egipto y Mesopotamia. El presente trabajo considera las diferencias en la versión griega del texto. Aunque algunos ecos del Salmo 110 aparecen dentro de la descripción de la investidura de Simón Macabeo como líder cívico y sumo sacerdote (1 Macabeos 14), los macabeos eran sacerdotes que tomaban el poder civil en lugar de reyes que eran nombrados sacer - dotes (Sal 110,4). Por lo tanto, el salmo parece provenir de la pri- mera monarquía, alrededor del tiempo en que todavía era posible decir que “los hijos de David eran sacerdotes” (2 Sam 8:18)

About two-thirds of the Hebrew text of Ben Sira is now available in at least one of the nine ancient or medieval Hebrew manuscripts. The earliest manuscript, discovered at Masada in 1964, perhaps dates from about a century after the works composition, yet even it shows probable signs of scribal editing, since it never uses the Tetragrammaton. The anthological character of MS C makes it different from all the other medieval Genizah Hebrew manuscripts of Ben Sira. In fact, this manuscript diverges from those other Ben Sira MSS in two ways: excerpting and resequencing. Some scholars have proposed an educational function, not only because of the content, but also because the manuscript has large Hebrew letters written on small leaves of paper. Some scholars have proposed an educational function, not only because of the content, but also because the manuscript has large Hebrew letters written on small leaves of paper. Keywords: anthological manuscript; Ben Sira; Genizah; Hebrew

By lovingly recording Simeon's central place in the temple worship, Ben Sira is able to present his deceased friend as the latest in the long line of Israelite heroes. With many scholars, the author assumes that the Praise of the Ancestors comprises 44:1-50:24 and thus culminates in the praise of Simeon II. According to a common eight-part division of Ben Sira's book, 44:1-15 serves as the introduction to Part VIII (44:1-50:24). This chapter discusses the 44:1-15 in three sections: the ancestors deserving honour (44:1-6); the contrast between remembered and forgotten ancestors (44:7-9); and the blessings bequeathed by honourable ancestors (44:10-15). In each section, the chapter presents the Hebrew text attested in the Masada scroll and/or the great Genizah manuscript B, generally giving preference to the Masada text. Keywords: ancestors; Ben Sira; Hebrew text; Israelite heroes; Masada scroll; Simeon II; Sirach 44:1-15; temple worship