Tobit

Deuterocanonical · History · 14 chapters

A devout exile and his son Tobias, guided by the angel Raphael, in a story of faithfulness, family, prayer and healing.

Context

Genre

Diaspora tale

Authorship

Author unknown

Date

3rd–2nd centuries BCE

Setting

Nineveh, Media, and Ecbatana

Original language

Aramaic and Hebrew fragments; Greek translation

Related texts

Job 1–2 · the righteous who sufferGenesis 24 · a journey and a marriage

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