- Book of Judith - Wikipedia
The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book included in the Septuagint and the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian 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
- Judith: A Remarkable Heroine - Biblical Archaeology Society
Read the second half of Robin Gallaher Branch’s study of Judith, in which she analyzes Judith’s extraordinary courage, Judith and her maid, her heritage and theology and her roles as prophetess and countrywoman
- Book of Judith | Apocrypha, Holofernes Siege of Bethulia . . .
At the siege of the Jewish city of Bethulia, a general named Achior warned Holofernes of the danger of attacking the Jews A beautiful Jewish widow named Judith left the besieged city in pretended flight and foretold to Holofernes that he would be victorious
- 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
- The Book of Judith: A Woman of Faith and Courage – Young . . .
The Book of Judith is part of the Catholic Bible, found in the Old Testament It tells the story of a brave woman named Judith who saves her people during a time of danger Her story is not just about fighting an enemy It also shows how courage, faith, and trust in God can make a big difference
- 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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