Tag: Tobit 10
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Tobit- False Humility
Tobit 10:7b-13 Tobias persuades Sarah’s parents to send them off so he can return home. They exchange blessings, and Sarah’s parents send them off with Sarah’s inheritance. Tobias praises God as sovereign because God has made his journey a success. This is an interesting praise. So far, the story has been very careful to describe…
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Tobit- Greek Influence on Second-Temple Judaism
Tobit 10:1-7a The difference between a Greek tragedy and a Greek comedy is survival. Romeo and Juliet is tragedy, though a comic one. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events is comedy, though a tragic one. Tobit is a Greek comedy, and we see it here. Tobias is late arriving home from his journey. The reader…