Poetics and narrative function of Tobit 6 / José Lucas Brum Teixeira.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies ; v. 41.Publication details: Berlin, Walter de Gruyter, c2019.Description: xxii, 326 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 3110612968
  • 9783110612967
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 222.86 B835p
LOC classification:
  • BS 1725.52 .B78 2019
Summary: Back cover: 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.
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Bibliography: p. 289-311.

Back cover: 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.

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