Un portrait pornographique de la fille. Étude de Ben Sira 26,10-12

Abstract

In this article, the author seeks to answer the following questions: How is this pericope structured? Do verses 10-12 refer to the daughter or to another female character? Why should the word thugatēr in verse 10a be understood to mean daughter? How should the description of the daughter in verses 10-11 be interpreted? How should the comparison in verse 12a and the metaphors in verses 12b-d be understood? Why can it be said that the portrait of the daughter in verses 10-12 is pornographic?