<P> Sirach names its author as Jesus ben Sirach . He was probably a scribe, offering instruction to the youth of Jerusalem . His grandson's preface to the Greek translation helps date the work to the first quarter of the 2nd century BCE, probably between 196 BCE and the beginning of the oppression of the Jews by Antiochus IV, who reigned 175--164 BCE . The Wisdom of Solomon is unlikely to be earlier than the 2nd century BCE, and probably dates from 100--50 BCE . Its self - attribution to Solomon was questioned even in the medieval period, and it shows affinities with the Egyptian Jewish community and with Pharisee teachings . </P> <P> The Book of Esther itself was composed probably around 400 BCE by Jews living in the eastern provinces of the Persian empire and reached its final form by the 2nd century BCE; concerns over the legitimacy of certain passages in the Hebrew text led to the identification of the additions to Esther in the Greek translation of Esther of the late 2nd or early 1st century BCE . </P> <P> Tobit is set in the 8th century BCE and is named after its central character, a pious Jew in exile . The generally recognised date of composition is the early 2nd century BCE . </P> <P> The Book of Judith is set in Israel in the time of Nebuchadrezzar, king of Assyria . It has strong Persian elements, which suggests a 4th - century BCE date; it also has strong parallels with the Hasmonean period, which suggests a 2nd - century date . It is typically labeled Pharisaic, but an origin in Sadducee circles has also been suggested . </P>

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