Poetics and Narrative Function of Tobit 6

Tobiah's travel with the angel in Tobit chapter six constitutes a singular moment in the book. It marks a before and after for Tobiah as a character. Considered attentively, Tobit six reveals a remarkable richness in content and form, and functions as a crucial turning point in the plot's development. This book is the first thorough study of Tobit six, examining the poetics and narrative function of this key chapter and revisiting arguments about its meaning. A better understanding of this central chapter deepens our comprehension of the book as a whole.

About the author

José Lucas Brum Teixeira, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome.

Product details

• Authors: José Lucas Brum Teixeira
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.06.2019
• EAN: 9783110612967
• ISBN: 978-3-11-061296-7
• No. of pages: 326
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 237 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 629 g
• Illustrations: 16 b/w tbl.
• Series: Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies; Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies; ISSN; Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies, 41
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity