- Book of Judith - Wikipedia
The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book included in the Septuagint and the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Church of the East Old Testament of the Bible but excluded from the Hebrew canon and assigned by Protestants to the apocrypha
- Judith, THE BOOK OF JUDITH | USCCB
The Council of Trent (1546) included Judith in the canon; thus it is one of the seven deuterocanonical books Inner-biblical references are noteworthy: as God acted through Moses’ hand (Ex 10:21 – 22; 14:27 – 30), so God delivers “by the hand of a female,” Judith
- The Book of Judith - Bible Gateway
Like Sarah, the mother of Israel’s future (Gn 17:6), Judith’s beauty deceives foreigners, with the result that blessings redound to Israel (Gn 12:11–20) Her Hebrew name means “Jewish woman ” Her exploits captured the imagination of liturgists, artists, and writers through the centuries
- Who Was Judith, First Wife of Esau? - Bible - Bíblia Sagrada Online
The life of Judith, Esau’s wife, brings important lessons about the consequences of our decisions Judith belonged to a people who did not follow the customs or faith of the Israelites
- Biblical literature - Judith, Apocrypha, Heroine | Britannica
The book of Judith is similar to the biblical Book of Esther in that it also describes how a woman saved her people from impending massacre by her cunning and daring
- Meaning, origin and history of the name Judith
From the Hebrew name יְהוּדִית (Yehuḏiṯ) meaning "Jewish woman", feminine of יְהוּדִי (yehuḏi), ultimately referring to a person from the tribe of Judah In the Old Testament Judith is one of the Hittite wives of Esau This is also the name of the main character of the apocryphal Book of Judith
- Judith: A Remarkable Heroine - Biblical Archaeology Society
The Book of Judith —considered canonical by Roman Catholics, Apocrypha Literature by Protestants, and non-canon by Jews—tells the story of the ignominious defeat of the Assyrians, an army bent on world domination, by the hand of a Hebrew woman (Judith 13:14)
- Topical Bible: Judith
Judith is celebrated for her bravery, faith, and cunning, which led to the deliverance of her people from the threat of the Assyrian general Holofernes The Book of Judith is believed to have been written around the 2nd century BC
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