LEADER 04225nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910790000103321 005 20230725031315.0 010 $a1-283-43018-5 010 $a9786613430182 010 $a3-11-025535-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110255355 035 $a(CKB)2670000000088807 035 $a(EBL)690688 035 $a(OCoLC)723945622 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000530410 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12250814 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000530410 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10561404 035 $a(PQKB)10029883 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC690688 035 $a(DE-B1597)123636 035 $a(OCoLC)754713646 035 $a(OCoLC)979584489 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110255355 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL690688 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10486527 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL343018 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000088807 100 $a20110204d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe wisdom instructions in the Book of Tobit$b[electronic resource] /$fFrancis M. Macatangay 210 $aBerlin ;$aNew York $cWalter de Gruyter$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (388 p.) 225 1 $aDeuterocanonical and cognate literature studies,$x1865-1666 ;$vv. 12 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a3-11-025534-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFront matter --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tTable of Contents --$tAbbreviations --$tIntroduction --$tChapter 1: The Integrity of the Book of Tobit --$tChapter 2: The Wisdom Instructions in Tob 4:3-19, 21; 12:6-10 and 14:8-11 --$tChapter 3: The Narrative Function of Tobit's Instructions --$tChapter 4: The Wisdom Tradition and the Instructions of Tobit --$tChapter 5: Tobit and Wisdom in Exile --$tGeneral Conclusion --$tBibliography --$tIndex of Modern Authors --$tIndex of References 330 $aDespite the resurgence of scholarly interest in the Book of Tobit in recent years, an important aspect of this deuterocanonical book has been largely overlooked. Within it, there is an instruction manual for an effective way of being and living in exile, namely the wisdom instructions in Tobit 4. With glances at Tobit 12 and Tobit 14 where the wisdom instructions are repeated in shorter form, this monograph discusses the function of the wisdom discourse in the literary design of the narrative. Moreover, it examines how the wisdom instructions of Tobit demonstrate the vital role of the sapiential tradition in forming and maintaining Jewish identity in the Diaspora. Contextualizing the wisdom instructions not only within the narrative but also within the realities of Second Temple Judaism, it is argued that the author of Tobit saw the validity and employed the resources of the Jewish wisdom tradition in reinterpreting some of the traditional claims of covenant faith. Using the Sinaiticus as the textual basis of study, it shows that the lengthy wisdom lecture of Tobit displays an inner logic that structures the collection of seemingly unrelated sayings. The instructions reinterpret a major deuteronomic concern to remember the Lord always. For Tobit, the practice of righteousness, the practice of wise behavior, and the practice of prayer realize and concretize such remembrance. Addressed to those in the Dispersion, Tobit's wisdom instructions are meant to foster and shape a distinct ethos of truth, righteousness and mercy. 410 0$aDeuterocanonical and cognate literature studies ;$vv. 12. 606 $aRELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament$2bisacsh 610 $aBook of Tobit. 610 $aExile. 610 $aNarrative Criticism. 610 $aSecond Temple Judaism. 610 $aWisdom. 615 7$aRELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament. 676 $a229.2206 676 $a229/.2206 700 $aMacatangay$b Francis M$01574545 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790000103321 996 $aThe wisdom instructions in the Book of Tobit$93850879 997 $aUNINA