A Preferential Option for the Rich: Wealth as the Facilitator for Faithfulness in the Book of Tobit
Scholars have interpreted Tobit as a paragon of piety in the Book of Tobit. A materialist reading of the tale, however, suggests that Tobit's assets are what facilitates his religious devotion over the course of the story. In this way, the narrative establishes a rhetorical reality in which the...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The catholic biblical quarterly |
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Catholic Biblical Association of America
[2019]
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Jahr: 2019, Band: 81, Heft: 2, Seiten: 217-234 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Bibel. Tobit
/ Tobit
/ Reichtum
/ Treue
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| IxTheo Notationen: | HB Altes Testament |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
FAITHFULNESS of God
B Social status B Tobit B Poverty B Faithfulness B TOBITS B ASSET management B Wealth B Materialism |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Scholars have interpreted Tobit as a paragon of piety in the Book of Tobit. A materialist reading of the tale, however, suggests that Tobit's assets are what facilitates his religious devotion over the course of the story. In this way, the narrative establishes a rhetorical reality in which the persistence of faithfulness in exile is less a matter of resolve than the result of accumulated wealth, as well as economic systems, which make it possible to continue traditional practices while living in a foreign land. Where wealth proves most advantageous is in Tobit's vision of the New Jerusalem. The affluent have maintained their conventional beliefs while in exile, and their wealth-enabled faithfulness forms a vetting process to determine inheritance rights in the New Jerusalem. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-2529 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2019.0136 |