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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