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The Book of Tobit is an erudite text that draws upon many forms and traditions from Second Temple Judaism and the wider culture. The book addresses the problem of undeserved evil. In the estimation of most scholars, the book recommends a so-called Deuteronomistic theology, one t…

This dissertation investigates twenty-eight instances of praise of God in Luke-Acts by combining a close, intrinsic reading with extrinsic, comparative study. Part one overviews praise of God in selected early Jewish literature and Greek texts and analyzes it as a narrative moti…

The Bible never describes marriage in a systematic way, and one must piece together the various passages spread throughout Scripture in order to understand its view of marriage. The Book of Tobit contributes much to this enterprise since it contains more information about marria…