Book of Tobit (Tobias)

Japanese: トビト書 - トビトしょ（英語表記）Book of Tobit (Tobias)

It is also called the Book of Tobias. It is one of the Apocrypha of the Old Testament. It is included in the Septuagint (Greek translation) and the Vulgate. There are many theories about the date of its writing, ranging from 350 BC to 138 AD, but it is probably written around 170-150 BC. It is believed to have been written in Antioch, Asia Minor, Rome, or the Jewish community of the Diaspora in Alexandria. The book tells the story of Tobit, who became blind despite good deeds such as burying his murdered comrades, his relative's daughter Sarah, whose seven husbands were killed by the devil on her wedding night, Tobias, his son who went to Sarah at his father's command and happily married her with the help of the angel Raphael, and Tobit's recovery of his eyesight. It also recommends burying the dead, the law of bad marriages, respect for parents, and giving alms.

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Japanese:

トビア書ともいう。旧約聖書外典の一つ。セプトゥアギンタ (ギリシア語訳) とウルガタ訳聖書には含まれている。著作年代については前 350～後 138年にわたって多くの説があるが，前 170～150年頃に書かれたとするのがほぼ妥当であろう。場所としては小アジアのアンチオキア，あるいはローマ，あるいはアレクサンドリアのディアスポラのユダヤ人社会と推定される。内容は殺された同胞を埋葬するなどの善行にもかかわらず盲目になったトビト，結婚初夜に次々と7人の夫が悪魔に殺された彼の親族の娘サラ，父トビトの命でサラのもとに行き，天使ラファエルの助けでサラとめでたく結婚する息子のトビア，トビトの目の回復などの物語を中心に死者の埋葬，逆縁の掟，敬親，施しなどをすすめている。

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