On Tobit

Ambrose of Milan (340–397)

The Book of Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, on Tobit.

Latin Text from public domain Migne Editors, Patrologiae Cursus Completus.

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Table of Contents

Caput I.

Caput II.

Caput III.

Caput IV.

Caput V.

Caput VI.

Caput VII.

Caput VIII.

Caput IX.

Caput X.

Caput XI.

Caput XII.

Caput XIII.

Caput XIV.

Caput XV.

Caput XVI.

Caput XVII.

Caput XVIII.

Caput XIX.

Caput XX.

Caput XXI.

Caput XXII.

Caput XXIII.

Caput XXIV.

Caput I.

He proposes to speak briefly about the virtues of Tobias, which are recounted in the historical Scripture: first, it narrates about how he endured captivity and exile, and even buried the dead in those circumstances. Then it explains how he did not cease from this duty upon returning, where even the task of burying the dead is preached.

In reading the prophetic book entitled Tobias, although the Holy Scripture has fully indicated to you the virtues of the holy prophet, I believe it is appropriate to briefly recount his merits and works in a concise manner so that we may grasp more comprehensively what Scripture has arranged in a historical manner. We will gather the various types of his virtues as if in a compendium.

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