Raphael's Instruction to 'Write Everything Down' in the Book of Tobit
This study posits the thesis that the praise of God has become book-centered in the Book of Tobit. Raphael's command in Tob 12,20 to praise God and to write in a book all that has happened in the lives of Tobit and Tobiah affirms the status of the book as a valid avenue for proclaiming God'...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2018]
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| In: |
Biblica
Year: 2018, Volume: 99, Issue: 4, Pages: 507-524 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Tobit
/ Book
/ God
/ Providence
/ Praise
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion HB Old Testament NBC Doctrine of God |
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| Summary: | This study posits the thesis that the praise of God has become book-centered in the Book of Tobit. Raphael's command in Tob 12,20 to praise God and to write in a book all that has happened in the lives of Tobit and Tobiah affirms the status of the book as a valid avenue for proclaiming God's marvelous works. The Book of Tobit presents itself as the written work that proclaims the revealed secrets and providential plan of the heavenly king. As a public repository of the memories of the, the book fulfills the same function as engraved inscriptions and fulfilled vows of praise before the assembly around the sacrificial altar do. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.99.4.3285661 |