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At a glance
- Traditional author
- Tobit (narrative)
- Traditional date
- 4th century CE manuscript; work 3rd–2nd century BCE (medium confidence)
- Traditional audience
- Readers of Corpus Witness’s Canon & Books shelves
Listed in: Ethiopian related literature.
Meaning of Codex Vaticanus Tobit Excerpt
A short public-domain English excerpt of Tobit as preserved in Codex Vaticanus, for reading alongside the manuscript witness.
Traditional understanding
An excerpt of Tobit from Codex Vaticanus, the fourth-century Greek Bible whose Old Testament includes the books the Catholic and Orthodox churches receive. Books shows an English text of the work, not a facsimile.
Historical context
Codex Vaticanus preserves Tobit among its Greek Old Testament books, a key witness to LXX-shaped collections.
Setting of the writing
Manuscript excerpt shelf entry linked from Canon History manuscripts.
Literary shape
Short excerpt chapter for manuscript witness study.
Themes
- manuscript-witness
- tobit
- codex-vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus Tobit Excerpt chapter by chapter
Codex Vaticanus — Tobit opening
Codex Vaticanus Tobit Excerpt 1 — Tobit's lineage and faithfulness
Tobit introduces himself by genealogy and tribe, recounting captivity under Enemessar and his lifelong pursuit of truth, justice, and alms. The opening frames a diaspora story of piety under Assyrian rule.
Meaning: English of the work preserved in this manuscript tradition; not a diplomatic facsimile. Vaticanus preserves Tobit within a Septuagint-shaped Greek Old Testament collection.