The "Whole Truth": Rethinking Retribution in the Book of Tobit

Micah Kiel discusses the overly simplistic nomenclature (''Deuteronomistic'') given to Tobit''s perspective on retribution and attempts to show, by coordinating it with Sirach and parts of 1 Enoch, how the book''s view is much more complex than is normally asserted.

Kiel argues that the return of Tobit''s sight is a catalyst that ushers in new theological insight, specifically, that the world does...