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The Reception of Tobit in the New Testament and Early Christian Literature, with Special Reference to Luke-Acts
Abstract
Detailed studies of the influence of the deutero-canonical books on the New Testament and early Christian literature are relatively rare. Direct citations from the Apocrypha, that can be detected in the New Testament, has led to the view in some quarters that they have little value for the student of early Christianity. This chapter seeks to re-examine this perception by assessing the reception in selected early christian writings of one of these deutero-canonical texts, the Book of Tobit. It explores if the first Christians read Tobit, the theological and narrative themes which are present in both Tobit and Luke-Acts, and the reception of Tobit in second century Christian Literature. It is clear that Book of Tobit must be included in any consideration of the trajectory of development from the Hebrew Bible to early Christian beliefs about angels, prayer, charity, and the inclusion of gentiles in God's salvation. Keywords:Book of Tobit; Christian literature; early Christianity; Hebrew Bible; Luke-Acts; New Testament
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“A critical synthesis of how early Christians used and read Tobit has not yet been undertaken.”
From The Book of Tobit in early Christianity: Greek and Latin interpretations from the 2nd to the 5th century CE (2020) · cites this paper as Docherty 2013
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de Wet, C. L. (2020) · HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies · doi:10.4102/hts.v76i4.6138 · Cited by 2
“Her study, however, focuses mainly on Luke–Acts, with a mere one-and-a-half page discussion (Docherty 2013:93–94) of Tobit beyond Luke–Acts in early Christianity.”
BackgroundCarter, T. (2026) · Journal for the Study of the New Testament · doi:10.1177/0142064x251406657
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- Authors
- Docherty, S.
- Corresponding author
- Docherty, Susan
- ORCID
- Docherty, Susan
- Venue
- The Scriptures of Israel in Jewish and Christian Tradition
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Published
- 2013-01-01
- Pages
- 81-94
- OpenAlex
- W2486151819
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 8.23
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- BRILL eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Historical and Linguistic Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity
- Keywords
- Book of Tobit, Apocrypha, reception history, Luke-Acts, early Christian literature, angels, prayer, charity, second-century Christianity, Hebrew Bible
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