Description
Book SynopsisProvides an approach to the book of "Tobit" from a range of disciplines: literary, feminist, anthropological, imagination, theological, textual and historical. This book considers some Latin manuscripts, encompassing an article introducing a print of the Ceriani Latin text, and includes an overview of the Old Latin textual tradition and context.
Trade Review"This is the kind of book that generates new ideas and fresh insights and inspires future work. Libraries specialising in post-graduate biblical studies would do well to have it on their shelves." -- Theological Book Review
'This rich collection of essays contributes significantly to the study of the Book of Tobit.' Charlottel Hemple, University of Birmingham, Journal of Jewish Studies -- Charlotte Hempel, Journal of Jewish Studies, Autumn 2007
Table of Contents1. Tobit as an expression of the Deuteronomist writer, Margaret Barker (former President of the British Old Testament Society, UK); 2. The insertion of Jonah in Vatincanus Tobit 14, Mark Bredin (Westcott House, Cambridge, UK); 3. The Ceriani Latin text, S. Galicole (Aberdeen University, UK); 4. Rembrandt's depiction of the Tobit story, Trevor Hart (St Andrews University, UK); 5. The Structural relationship between Judith and Tobit, Hans Jogen Ludager; 6. Eating and Drinking in Tobit, N. MacDonald (St Andrews University, UK). 7. Kierkergard and Tobit, Hugh Pyper (Sheffield University, UK); 8. Neglected Versions of Tobit, Stuart Weeks (University of Durham, UK); 9. Dead Sea Fragments of Tobit, Albert Lukaszewski (an independent scholar).
