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Poetics and Narrative Function of Tobit 6 / José Lucas Brum Teixeira.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brum Teixeira, José Lucas, Author.
- Series:
- Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies ; 41.
- Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies ; 41
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tobias (Biblical figure).
- Tobias.
- Bible. Tobit--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Altes Testament.
- Apocryphen.
- Book of Tobit, Old Testament, Apocrypha, Deuterocanonical literature.
- Deuterokanonische Literature.
- Tobit.
- Local Subjects:
- Altes Testament.
- Apocryphen.
- Book of Tobit, Old Testament, Apocrypha, Deuterocanonical literature.
- Deuterokanonische Literature.
- Tobit.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (348 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Tobiah's travel with the angel in Tobit chapter six constitutes a singular moment in the book. It marks a before and after for Tobiah as a character. Considered attentively, Tobit six reveals a remarkable richness in content and form, and functions as a crucial turning point in the plot's development. This book is the first thorough study of Tobit six, examining the poetics and narrative function of this key chapter and revisiting arguments about its meaning. A better understanding of this central chapter deepens our comprehension of the book as a whole.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Greek Text for Tob 6
- 1. Some General Issues Regarding Tobit
- 2. Literary and Narrative Remarks on Tob 6
- 3. Exegesis of Tobit 6
- 4. Poetics and Narrative Function of Tobit 6: Synthesis and Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9783110613421
- 3110613425
- 9783110615074
- 311061507X
- OCLC:
- 1104703281
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