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The wisdom instructions in the Book of Tobit / / Francis M. Macatangay



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Autore: Macatangay Francis M Visualizza persona
Titolo: The wisdom instructions in the Book of Tobit / / Francis M. Macatangay Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, c2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (388 p.)
Disciplina: 229.2206
229/.2206
Soggetto topico: RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament
Soggetto non controllato: Book of Tobit
Exile
Narrative Criticism
Second Temple Judaism
Wisdom
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Integrity of the Book of Tobit -- Chapter 2: The Wisdom Instructions in Tob 4:3-19, 21; 12:6-10 and 14:8-11 -- Chapter 3: The Narrative Function of Tobit's Instructions -- Chapter 4: The Wisdom Tradition and the Instructions of Tobit -- Chapter 5: Tobit and Wisdom in Exile -- General Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of References
Sommario/riassunto: Despite 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.
Titolo autorizzato: The wisdom instructions in the Book of Tobit  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-43018-5
9786613430182
3-11-025535-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910818486503321
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Serie: Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies ; ; v. 12.