- 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
- How Judith Became the Hanukkah Heroine - HISTORY
The Story of Judith Judith is the titular heroine of the Book of Judith, which was originally written sometime between 250 and 50 B C but isn’t part of the Jewish bible
- Book of Judith | Apocrypha, Holofernes Siege of Bethulia | Britannica
A beautiful Jewish widow named Judith left the besieged city in pretended flight and foretold to Holofernes that he would be victorious Invited into his tent, she cut off his head as he lay in drunken sleep and brought it in a bag to Bethulia
- 18. JUDITH | Bibleinterpretation by Fr. Abraham Mutholath
JUDITH 1 Summary of the Book Judith is a dramatic and inspiring story of God’s deliverance through an unlikely heroine Set against the backdrop of foreign oppression, the book highlights themes of faith, courage, prayer, and God’s power working through the humble Although the historical setting is intentionally stylized rather than strictly chronological, the theological message is
- The Book of Judith: A Woman of Faith and Courage – Young Catholics
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
- Book of Judith - Sefaria
Judith has attracted more writers, artists, and composers than any other figure in the Apocrypha The Book of Judith is an apocryphal work that tells of a heroic woman who seduces and kills an enemy general, saving Israel from oppression
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