The Book of Tobit

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:book
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:Film_adaptations
Literary adaptations
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Angel_Raphael
gptkbp:author gptkb:Unknown
gptkbp:character gptkb:Sarah
gptkb:Raphael
gptkb:Tobit
gptkb:Tobias
Tobit's father
Tobit's wife
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Prayer_of_Tobit
Tobit's blindness
Marriage of Tobias and Sarah
Tobias' journey
Tobit's charity
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:tradition
gptkbp:declined_in gptkb:Protestant_Bibles
gptkbp:first_published 2nd century BCE
gptkbp:genre gptkb:sacred_texts
gptkbp:historical_context Exilic period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Book of Tobit
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ancient_Nineveh
gptkbp:moral Trust in God
Divine providence
Importance of charity
Value of family
gptkbp:narrative Tobit and his son Tobias
gptkbp:notable_quote " He who gives to the poor lends to the Lord"
" It is good to keep the commandments of God"
" Prayer with fasting is good"
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Bible
gptkbp:preservation_efforts Accepted in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles
gptkbp:purpose Moral instruction
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Cultural context
Historical accuracy
Theological implications
Authorship theories
gptkbp:setting gptkb:media
gptkb:Assyria
gptkbp:style Didactic literature
gptkbp:symbolism Angel as a guide
Blindness as a metaphor
Fish as a protective symbol
gptkbp:themes Faith and righteousness
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:Latin
Greek
gptkbp:written_in gptkb:Aramaic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tobit
gptkb:London_O2_Arena
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5