Judith: Defender of Israel – Preserver of the Temple

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Table of Contents vii
4. The Ancient Versions of Judith and the Place of the Septuagint in the Catholic Church 1
5. Imitation of Septuagintal Narrative and Greek Historiography in the Portrait of Holofernes 22
6. Tigranes the Great as “Nebuchadnezzar” in the Book of Judith 55
7. Judith: Defender of Israel – Preserver of the Temple 70
8. Moral Teaching of the Book of Judith 85
9. Torah in Judith Dietary Laws, Purity and Other Torah Issues in the Book of Judith 97
10. „Meines Bruders Licht“. Untersuchungen zur Rolle des Achior 111
11. The Supplication of Judith (Judith 9:2-14) 161
12. The Lord Who Crushes Wars. A Study on Judith 9:7; 16:2 and Exodus 15:3 179
13. The Consequences of Dinah's Rape 188
14. Judith on Stage: The Dramatic Career of a Biblical Heroine 198
15. Index of Ancient Jewish and Christian Passages 215
16. Index of Authors 223