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The story of Tobit : a comparative literary analysis / by Giancarlo Toloni ; translated by Patrick Hogan.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Toloni, Giancarlo, author.
- Series:
- Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; 1384-2161 v. 204.
- Supplements to the journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; volume 204
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Tobit--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Tobit.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 257 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
- Language Note:
- Articles/essays previously published in Italian; collected and translated into English.
- Summary:
- "The story of Tobit builds on various themes derived from myth, legend and folktale. Tobiah's journey recalls Homer's Odyssey, the suffering of the righteous brings to mind the legend of Job, and the narrative around a disgraced and then rehabilitated official evokes the story of Ahiqar. The author of Tobit seeks to exploit his readers' knowledge of these stories in order to convey his message more effectively: he encourages them to trust in divine providence that intervenes on behalf of the faithful. This volume, based on essays previously published in Italian, charts Tobit's narrative sources through comparative literary analysis, firmly placing the story in the genre of the didactic and edifying religious novel"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Part1. Tobiah and Odysseus
- 1. The return to the family affections
- 2. The νόστος in Tobit between Greek epic and Hellenistic novel
- 3. Homeric echoes in Tobit?
- Part 2. Tobit and Job
- 4. An ancient legend
- 5. Provocation and response
- 6. Looking for the original tale
- 7. Two different solutions
- 8. Pain, tribulation, and suffering
- Part 3. Tobit and Ahịqar
- 9. Ahịqar and the story of Tobit
- 10.The intertextuality of the Ahịqar story in Tobit
- 11. The legend and the historicization of Ahịqar
- Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Toloni, Giancarlo. Story of Tobit
- ISBN:
- 9789004519442
- 9004519440
- OCLC:
- 1325678958
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