Episode 31 - Book of Tobit (For Michael)
What happens when you mix ancient Jewish history, a string of mysterious wedding-night murders, and a very unfortunate encounter with a sparrow? You get the Book of Tobit. In this episode, Daniel takes us on an ancient road trip through the 8th-century BCE Assyrian exile to explore one of the most cinematic stories in the Deuterocanonical tradition.
We follow the righteous but blind Tobit, the cursed Sarah, and the young Tobias as they navigate a world of demons, angelic disguises, and medicinal fish guts. But it’s not just a tall tale—we’re diving deep into the academic and historical bones…
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