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The Book of the All-Virtuos Wisdom of Joshua ben Sira

Sirach 2,5

Question 178: In the gospel of Mark John the Baptist says: I have baptised you with water, but he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit (Mark 1:8). In the gospel of Matthew he says: He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. (Matthew 3:11b).

Question 232: The gospels say: He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire [cf. Mt 3:11]. What is Baptism with fire?

Sirach 17,1-10

Question 198: Do you believe that our tiny earth is the centre of the immense universe, because according to the creation narrative it was only here that life began, and that all other celestial bodies were created almost as mere decorations?

Sirach 17,22

Question 115: The Gospels say: "But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face" (Matthew 6:17). What does this mean and how do Christians fast?

Sirach 19,2

Question 74: Is drunkenness a sin? If so, how can Christianity use something that induces intoxication (wine) in prayer, and even more so, in the name of God?

Sirach 31,25-31

Question 74: Is drunkenness a sin? If so, how can Christianity use something that induces intoxication (wine) in prayer, and even more so, in the name of God?

Sirach 43,27-28

Question 84: Do Christians pray to icons and sculptures?

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