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The Book of Tobit (/ ˈtoʊbɪt /) [a][b] is an apocryphal Jewish work from the 3rd or early 2nd century BCE which describes how God tests the faithful, responds to prayers, and protects the covenant community (i.e., the Israelites). [1] It tells the story of two Israelite families, that of the blind Tobit in Nineveh and of the abandoned Sarah ...
Tobit and Tobias derive from the Hebrew for “the Lord is my good”; Raguel is from “friend of God” (the name is shared with Moses’ father-in-law [Exodus 2:18; Numbers, 10:29] and is the name of an archangel in 1 Enoch 20:4, cf. 23:4); Raphael is from “God heals”; and Azariah is from “God has helped.”
Introduction. The book of Tobit tells the story of Tobit and his family, who are living as exiles from Israel after the Assyrian conquest. Through a series of events, Tobit goes blind and sends his son on a journey accompanied by the angel Raphael disguised as a human. On his journey, the son Tobias meets Sarah, who is afflicted by a demon.
- Content. The book presents a charming tale in which beauty, suspense, and moral truth are interwoven in a most pleasing fashion, causing Tobit to become one of the most popular of the books of the Apoc.
- Historical background. The story places Tobit in the days of the Assyrian captivity and thus in the 8th cent. b.c. There are, however, a number of difficulties involved in the historical and geographical details of the book.
- Sources. The conclusion that Tobit is a fictional rather than a historical story is confirmed to some extent by its apparent dependence upon a few well-known folk tales of the ancient world.
- Language, place of origin and date. Prior to the discovery of the DSS, scholars tended to favor the conjecture that Tobit was written originally in Gr.
Oct 24, 2014 · The Book of Tobit is a fascinating religious novel set after the fall of the Kingdom of Israel to the Assyrians in 721 B.C. The principal characters are Tobit, his son Tobiah, Sarah who has had seven husbands, each of whom died on their wedding night, and the archangel Raphael. I’ll summarize the story, but I hope you’ll read its 14 ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Tobit is one of 12-15 books generally recognized as comprising the Apocrypha. The Book of Tobit, also referred to as Tobias, believed to have been written early in the second century B.C., recounts the story of a man named Tobit and his family exiled to living in Nineveh shortly after the fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 722 B.C. Tobit ...
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Feb 4, 2023 · The Book of Tobit, sometimes called Book of Tobias, is part of the 46 books of the Catholic Bible. Written as a religious novel, the story centers around the faithful Israelite, Tobit, who is ...
