Raphael the Liar: Angelic Deceit and Testing in the Book of Tobit.

A critique is presented on the apocryphal Old Testament Book of Tobit, focusing on lies told by the angel Raphael while impersonating a human Israelite related to Tobit. The author analyzes the moral issues of an angelic being who is dishonest, and argues that deceit was justified to test Tobit's fa...

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Published in:	Catholic Biblical Quarterly Vol. 74; no. 3; pp. 492 - 509
Main Author:	Miller, Geoffrey D.
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	Catholic Biblical Association of America Jul2012
Subjects:	Bible. Apocrypha. Tobit Bible. Kings, 1st Raphael (Archangel) Deception in the Bible Symbolism in the Bible Angels in the Bible Truthfulness & falsehood in literature
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