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In chapter 7, we find Tobiyyah, son of Tobit, on a journey to a faraway land. He's seeking to claim a debt owed to his father, but as we'll see, destiny has much grander plans in s...
That’s the feeling that hangs in the air as we turn to the Book of Tobit, specifically chapter 7. Remember Tobiyyah, our hero, sent on a quest to retrieve some much-needed silver? ...
The Book of Tobit, a beautiful story nestled in the Apocrypha, knows all about that feeling. We find ourselves with Tobiyyah, son of Tobit, who's just married Sarah, daughter of Re...
We’re at a wedding, a joyous occasion. Tobiyyah has finally won the hand of Sarah, overcoming incredible obstacles with the help of the angel Raphael. You'd think the story would b...
That’s precisely what happened back in the 3rd century BCE, according to the Letter of Aristeas. This fascinating text, attributed to a courtier named Aristeas in the service of Eg...
That’s where our story begins, with the Prayer of Manasseh. It's a short, powerful text, not found in the Hebrew Bible, but included in the Apocrypha, those fascinating books nestl...
The Prayer of Manasseh, though considered apocryphal by some, gives voice to that very human feeling. It's a raw, honest cry from the heart of someone who knows they've messed up –...
We pick up the story after the desecration of the Temple in Jerusalem and the persecution of the Jews by the Seleucid Empire. Things looked bleak. Really bleak. But then, a spark i...
That's the world Judas Maccabeus and his followers inhabited, a world vividly depicted in the Book of Maccabees. In the First Book of Maccabees, we find ourselves amidst a struggle...
