Another fact which is worth emphasizing is that there is no mention of angels or demons in the book; this is more or less in accordance with Sadducæan theology. Finally, on the general subject of the Sadducæan standpoint of the book, we may quote some important words of Dr. Taylor.[366] He says: “We have no authentic remains of Sadducee literature, but it has been suggested with a certain plausibility that the book Ecclesiasticus approximates to the standpoint of the primitive Caduqin (Sadducees) as regards its theology, its sacerdotalism, and its want of sympathy with the _modern_ Soferim (Scribes). The name of Ezra is significantly omitted from its catalogue of worthies. ‘It remains singular,’ remarks Kuenen, ‘that the man whom a later generation compared, nay, made almost equal, to Moses, is passed over in silence.... Is it not really most natural that a Jesus ben Sirach did not feel sympathy enough for the first of the Scribes to give him a place of honour in the series of Israel’s great men?’” Dr. Taylor mentions also the important fact that in the Babylonian Talmud (Sanhedrin 100_b_) the Books of the Sadducees and the Book of Ben-Sira are placed side by side on the “Index expurgatorius.” All that has been said receives confirmation from the further fact that in the Hebrew text of the Canticle[367] which follows l. 12, these words occur— Give thanks unto Him that gave the sons of Zadok to be priests, For His mercy endureth for ever. Enough has now been said to show that our book in its original form represented the Sadducæan standpoint. We have now to deal with the Pharisaic additions. VII. THE PHARISAIC ADDITIONS TO ECCLESIASTICUS. The brief reference to specific Pharisaic doctrines given in chapter VII, § iii. (_a_) above, will enable us to form an opinion regarding the character of the additions to Ecclesiasticus. That these additions[368] were made by a Pharisee, or Pharisees, has already been asserted; but we must now seek to substantiate the assertion. We cannot do more here than give a few illustrations out of a large number; and in order not to weary the reader we will merely quote the addition in each case without specifying in which manuscripts or Versions it occurs. In illustration of what has been said about the Pharisaic teaching concerning God and man’s relations to Him the following examples will be found instructive. In xvi. 19 occurs this addition: The whole world was made, and existeth, by His will. A stronger assertion of the divine governance of the world is added to xviii. 2: Who guideth the world in the hollow of His hand, And all things are obedient unto His will; For He is the King of all kings, and they are in His power; He separateth among them the holy things from the common. An example of the intimate relationship existing between God and men is the addition to xxiii. 27: