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This commentary sets the ancient Jewish story of Tobit within a broad tradition-historical context, analyzing the conceptions of angels and demons it contains, as well as its notions of ancient medicine, together with its understanding of the Torah. Presented along with this is a synchronically oriented interpretation of the whole text, which shows that the narrative should ultimately be understood in terms of historical theology. It reveals how, in the days of Hellenistic rule, ancient Judaism was able to cope with the threat from the aggressive politics of the empires. Within this context, the elderly Tobit's hymn of praise at the end of the narrative in Tob 13 opens a vista of hope for its addressees.

The series Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies (DCLS)is concerned principally with research into those books of the Greek Bible (Septuagint) which are not contained in the Hebrew canon, and into intertestamentary and early Jewish literature from the period around the 3rd century BCE to the 2nd century CE. THe series was launched in 2007 in collaboration with the "International Society for the Study of Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature". IT provides a logical extension to the Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Yearbook , which has been published since 2004.

Wie verarbeitete Israel beziehungsweise das antike Judentum die Herausforderung theologisch, daß der Tempel als kultisches Zentrum nicht mehr zur Verfügung stand, weil er zerstört war, als religiös disqualifiziert galt, oder - wie im Falle des Diasporajudentums - für eine konkrete Beteiligung am Kult zu weit entfernt lag? In diesem Sammelband gehen internationale Wissenschaftler dieser Frage nach. Dabei liegt der Schwerpunkt ihrer Forschungen in der Epoche des Zweiten Tempels. Analoge Problemstellungen und Entwicklungen in rabbinischer Zeit, im Neuen Testament und der frühen Kirche, im Alten Orient und in der griechisch-römischen Welt werden ebenfalls berücksichtigt.