Tobit and Judith |
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| Author:
| Otzen, Benedikt |
| Series title: | Guides to the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8264-6347-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2002 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | T&T Clark |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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The two apochryphal books, Tobit and Judith, are Jewish legends presumably created in the 3rd or 2nd century BCE, the first in the Eastern Diaspora, the other in Palestine. The events related are placed in the Assyrian epoch in the 7th century BCE. The book will discuss the problems between real history and historical fiction, the genres and purposes of the two books, and the literary and religious motives of the tales. Textual problems (the Greek text in the Septuagint vs. Hebrew and...
More DescriptionThe two apochryphal books, Tobit and Judith, are Jewish legends presumably created in the 3rd or 2nd century BCE, the first in the Eastern Diaspora, the other in Palestine. The events related are placed in the Assyrian epoch in the 7th century BCE. The book will discuss the problems between real history and historical fiction, the genres and purposes of the two books, and the literary and religious motives of the tales. Textual problems (the Greek text in the Septuagint vs. Hebrew and Aramaic Tobit-fragments from Qumran) will be dealt with.
This is volume 11 in the Guides to the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha series.