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Book of Tobit - Significance | | Book of Tobit - Significance: Encyclopedia II - Book of Tobit - Significance | | Catholics list the book of Tobit among the "historical books" of the Bible, but most scholars regard it more as a religious novel with certain historical elements. Many of the historical details in the book contradict what is known about the history of the period from extra-Biblical sources. In the past, Catholic Bible scholars have provided a variety of ways for explaining these apparent discrepancies.
The book is also closely related to Jewish wisdom literature. Nowhere is this clearer than in Tobit's instructions to Tobias before h ...
See also:Book of Tobit, Book of Tobit - Narrative, Book of Tobit - Significance, Book of Tobit - Date of composition, Book of Tobit - External references | | | Book of Tobit, Book of Tobit - Date of composition, Book of Tobit - External references, Book of Tobit - Narrative, Book of Tobit - Significance | | |
| | | Book of Tobit: Encyclopedia II - Book of Tobit - Significance
Book of Tobit - Significance
Catholics list the book of Tobit among the "historical books" of the Bible, but most scholars regard it more as a religious novel with certain historical elements. Many of the historical details in the book contradict what is known about the history of the period from extra-Biblical sources. In the past, Catholic Bible scholars have provided a variety of ways for explaining these apparent discrepancies.
The book is also closely related to Jewish wisdom literature. Nowhere is this clearer than in Tobit's instructions to Tobias before his departure for Media in chapter 4. The value of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving is particularly praised in this instruction, and the Catholic Church often uses readings from this section in its liturgy. The book's praise for purity in marriage explains why the book is read in Catholic nuptial (wedding) Masses.
Doctrinally, the book is cited for its teaching on the intercession of angels, filial piety, and reverence for the dead.
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