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Tobit

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Blindness by bird excrement, seven husbands murdered by a love-sick demon, a father with the corpses of his sons-in-law interred in the backyard, and a magical fish. These farcical elements make the book of Tobit a striking work of humorous fiction in a long Jewish tradition of storytelling. But it is more than just an entertaining read. We might well laugh, but we cannot laugh too hard, for we also sympathize with the characters’ sincere struggles to understand God’s plan for their lives. This commentary considers the book of Tobit through a specifically feminist lens, discoursing on topics fundamental to the human experience in the story, such as grief, death, family relationships, belonging to a minority community, disability issues, and contending with why bad things happen to good people.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-07-13
Mått152 x 229 x 27 mm
Vikt652 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieWisdom Commentary Series
Antal sidor320
FörlagLiturgical Press
MedarbetareLevine,Amy-Jill
ISBN9780814681145

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Michele Murray is professor in the department of religion, society, and culture at Bishop’s University, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, where she served as the dean of arts and science, and dean of arts, for a decade. She holds an MA in Second Temple period Jewish history from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a PhD in religion, specializing in Christian origins, from the University of Toronto. Her research areas include Jewish-Christian relations in the ancient world, and interaction among Eastern-Mediterranean religions in late antiquity; she is the author of Playing a Jewish Game: Gentile Christian Judaizing in the First and Second Centuries CE (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2004), and several articles and book chapters.

ContentsAcknowledgments ixList of Abbreviations xiList of Contributors xiiiForeword: “Tell It on the Mountain”—or, “And You Shall Tell Your Daughter [as Well]” xvAthalya Brenner-IdanEditor’s Introduction to Wisdom Commentary: “She Is a Breath of the Power of God” (Wis 7:25) xixBarbara E. Reid, OPAuthors’ Introduction: Setting the Scene xxxixTobit 1–2 When Bad Things Happen to Good People 1Tobit 3 When Your Husbands Keep Dying 55Tobit 4 Living a Good Life 87Tobit 5–6 How to Hire an Angel 107Tobit 7–9 Ridding Your Life of a Demon in One Simple Step 131Tobit 10 The Good Mother 171Tobit 11 Sarah Arrives at Her New Home 183Tobit 12 An Angel Is Revealed (to the Men) 195Tobit 13–14 Restoration 207 Conclusion: Feminist Commentaries Are Not for the Faint of Heart 229Works Cited 231Index of Scripture References and Other Ancient Writings 257Index of Subjects 265

"With this engaging treatment of Tobit, Michele Murray continues the high standards of the Wisdom Commentary Series. The social world of the story comes alive through comparisons to historical and modern equivalents. Feminist and intersectional concerns are prominent, creating a dialogue between ancient text and modern social issues. I was challenged on every page to return again to the text with new questions."Lawrence M. Wills, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry