- 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: 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)
- Judith, THE BOOK OF JUDITH - USCCB
The Book of Judith relates the story of God’s deliverance of the Jewish people This was accomplished “by the hand of a female”—a constant motif (cf 8:33; 9:9, 10; 12:4; 13:4, 14, 15; 15:10; 16:5) meant to recall the “hand” of God in the Exodus narrative (cf Ex 15:6)
- The Book of Judith - Bible Gateway
The Book of Judith relates the story of God’s deliverance of the Jewish people This was accomplished “by the hand of a female”—a constant motif (cf 8:33; 9:9, 10; 12:4; 13:4, 14, 15; 15:10; 16:5) meant to recall the “hand” of God in the Exodus narrative (cf Ex 15:6)
- Biblical literature - Judith, Apocrypha, Heroine | Britannica
Judith is an exemplary Jewish woman Her deed is probably invented under the influence of the account of the 12th-century- bce Kenite woman Jael (Judg 5:24–27), who killed the Canaanite general Sisera by driving a tent peg through his head
- Topical Bible: Judith
Judith, a devout and beautiful widow, emerges as the heroine of the account When her town is besieged and the people are on the brink of surrender, Judith steps forward with a bold plan She chastises the leaders of Bethulia for their lack of faith and declares her trust in God's deliverance
- JUDITH CHAPTER 1 KJV - King James Bible Online
Why is Judith shown with the King James Bible? 1 In the twelfth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, who reigned in Nineve, the great city; in the days of Arphaxad, which reigned over the Medes in Ecbatane,
- The Biblical Meaning of Judith: A Woman of Strength and Faith
In the Bible, the story of Judith is a powerful tale of faith, bravery, and divine intervention Her name means “Jewish woman” or “woman of Judea,” and she is celebrated for her courage and cunning in delivering her people from the oppressive rule of the Assyrian general Holofernes
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