Tobias as a model of a man who makes mercy. Works of mercy in the book of Tobit Cover Image

Tobiasz wzorem człowieka czyniącego miłosierdzie. Uczynki miłosierdzia w Księdze Tobiasza
Tobias as a model of a man who makes mercy. Works of mercy in the book of Tobit

Author(s): Łukasz Gąsiorowski
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Biblical studies
Published by: Biblioteka Wyższego Seminarium Duchownego Diecezji Koszalińsko-Kołobrzeskiej
Keywords: The Book of Tobias; Tobias; deuteronomistic books; ἐλεημοσύνη; διϰαιοσύνη; works of mercy; burrying of the dead; alms; prayer

Summary/Abstract: This work is an attempt to show some specific questions like authorship of the Book of Tobias, its name, the time of its origin, its environment, as well as its literary features and the aim of its writing. In the article the author made an attempt to define the notion of mercy and pointing out it the meaning of mercy rot the biblical author. There were described the works of mercy promoted and made by Tobias during his life. In this work there has been done an exegesis of two important pieces of the Book of Tobias, which refer to the question of concern.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 27-40
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish