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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. It tells of a Jewish widow, Judith, who uses her beauty and charm to kill an Assyrian general who has besieged her ...
The Book of Judith. 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 ).
While the Book of Judith is not among the major works of the Bible, it is not lacking in charm. The Church has drawn from it images and texts for liturgical prayer: what it teaches concerning the power and faithfulness of God, the unfolding of history, and the final victory of good is always relevant.
Book of Judith, apocryphal work excluded from the Hebrew and Protestant biblical canons but included in the Septuagint (Greek version of the Hebrew Bible) and accepted in the Roman canon. The book relates that Nebuchadrezzar, king of Assyria, sent his general Holofernes on an expedition against.
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The Book of Judith tells the story of God's deliverance of the Jewish people by a female heroine. It is one of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible, not included in the Hebrew canon.
JUDITH, BOOK OF (יְהוּדִ֔ית, a Jewess; ̓Ιουδίθ, ̓Ιουδήθ). An apocryphal book bearing the name of its principal character. The name occurs in the Heb. Canon only in Genesis 26:34 as the wife of Esau. 1. Texts and versions. (a) Hebrew.
Sep 5, 2023 · Learn about the book of Judith, a canonical or apocryphal text that tells the story of a Hebrew woman who saves Israel from the Assyrians by beheading their general. Discover how Judith commands, plans, leads, speaks, and uses her beauty and power to achieve her goal.
