Research Catalog

Title

When I die, bury me well : death, burial, almsgiving, and restoration in the book of Tobit / Francis M. Macatangay.

Author

Macatangay, Francis M.

Publication

Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, 2016.

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Description

xii, 111 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"Why do we bury the dead? To honor and respect them? To provide closure and comfort to the living? To provide the dead a final resting place? Tobit buried the dead as the ultimate work of mercy, and its pervasive presence in the narrative discourse of the book of Tobit invites reflection on and consideration of the reason for the practice of burial. The narrative drama radiates a universal sense of what it means to be in exile, namely, that it is an experience of death. Weaving together a complex of ideas related to Israelite interment practices and the reality of Israel's exile from the land given to them by God, this book explores the significance of burial as it relates to God's outstanding promises and Tobit's hopes for the household of Jacob."--

Subject

• Bible. > Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Jewish funeral rites and ceremonies
• Burial > Judaism
• Death in the Bible

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-104) and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Preface -- Abbreviations -- Prologue -- The Book of Tobit as a narrative of exile -- Almsgiving and acts of charity in the Book of Tobit -- Interpretations of the significance of burying the dead -- Burial of the dead, kin, and land -- Almsgiving and the restoration of Israel -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index of modern authors -- Index of references.

ISBN

• 1498209858
• 9781498209854
• 1498209874
• 9781498209878

OCLC

• 958784910
• SCSB-11786604

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library