Introduction -- The Discovery Of The Cambridge Genizah Fragments Of Ben Sira: Scholars And Texts -- Review Of Recent Research On The Book Of Ben Sira (1980-1996) -- Structure And Redaction History In The Book Of Ben Sira Review And Prospects -- Ben Sira Manuscripts From Qumran And Masada -- Reading The Hebrew Ben Sira Manuscripts Synoptically A New Hypothesis -- Fear Of The Lord As Wisdom: Ben Sira 1,11-30 -- Trial Motive In The Book Of Ben Sira With Special Reference To Sir 2,1-6 -- Wisdom Of The Poor: Ben Sira 10,19-11,6 -- Honor And Shame In Ben Sira: Anthropological And Theological Reflections -- "Fear The Lord And Honor The Priest" Ben Sira As Defender Of The Jerusalem Priesthood -- Abbreviations Of Sigla -- Abbreviations Of Periodicals, Reference Works And Series -- Index Of References -- Personalia.