The Book of Tobit is one of the seven deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament. The Church accepted it into the canon despite some resistance because the Jews themselves had not accepted it as part ...

There is a particularly charming story that appears in some Bibles and not others. This particular one is the Book of Tobit, which is one of the seven “deuterocanonical” books, which are recognized by ...

Here’s a story of demons, supernatural nuptials, and a dog who makes a pilgrimage. The Book of Tobit dates back more than 2500 years, to 700 BCE. It’s considered part of the apocrypha–a set of works ...

The book of Tobit is not the most quoted book of the Bible. Indeed, Jewish scholars do not consider it part of the Hebrew Scriptures. For this reason, it is also often excluded from the Protestant ...

Photo by Cristiano de Assunção, courtesy of Unsplash. A Reflection for Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Find today’s readings here. Tobit is not a terribly long book, just 14 chapters, one of ...

Ken Koehler informs us (Forum, Nov. 13) that he prefers "Holy Scripture" as a guide to proper marriage. If he had been allowed more space he might have added that according to the Book of Tobit, IV:12 ...

Hello, I read your article supporting the catholic books of the bible that the protestants do not recognize . You made some excellent points however you said something very offensive and wrong during ...

For the last ten years or so,I have really been wrestling with the Book of Tobit. I consider myself a conservative Catholic and attended a Catholic school-elementry and high school (and graduated from ...