A Pious Seductress: Studies in the Book of Judith

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A Pious Seductress

Studies in the Book of Judith

Edited by: Géza G. Xeravits

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2012

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Volume 14 | Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies

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The present volume contains papers delivered at the International Conference on the Deuterocanonical Books, held at the Sapientia College of Theology, Budapest, Hungary, 14–16 May, 2009. The contributions explore various aspects of the Book of Judith: its textual versions, historical background, theological ideas and literary afterlife.
The conference, on which this volume is based, was the most comprehensive scholarly meeting devoted recently to the Book of Judith. The contributors reopened several basic questions concerning the writing, such as the identification of concrete historical personalities reflected in the book, or some aspects of the halakhic system of the author.The scope of the contributions extends also to the late mediaeval use of the book by European playwrights.

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Géza G. Xeravits, Sapientia College of Theology, Budapest, Hungary.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	v
Table of Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	vii
The Ancient Versions of Judith and the Place of the Septuagint in the Catholic Church STEPHEN D. RYAN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Imitation of Septuagintal Narrative and Greek Historiography in the Portrait of Holofernes JEREMY CORLEY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	22
Tigranes the Great as “Nebuchadnezzar” in the Book of Judith GABRIELE BOCCACCINI Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	55
Judith: Defender of Israel – Preserver of the Temple ELLEN JUHL CHRISTIANSEN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	70
Moral Teaching of the Book of Judith MICHAEL WOJCIECHOWSKI Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	85
Torah in Judith Dietary Laws, Purity and Other Torah Issues in the Book of Judith THOMAS HIEKE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	97
„Meines Bruders Licht“. Untersuchungen zur Rolle des Achior FRIEDRICH V. REITERER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	111
The Supplication of Judith (Judith 9:2-14) GÉZA G. XERAVITS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	161
The Lord Who Crushes Wars. A Study on Judith 9:7; 16:2 and Exodus 15:3 JUDITH LANG Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	179
The Consequences of Dinah's Rape ESZTER BALASSA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	188
Judith on Stage: The Dramatic Career of a Biblical Heroine KARIN SCHÖPFLIN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	198
Index of Ancient Jewish and Christian Passages Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	215
Index of Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	223

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eBook published on:

January 27, 2012

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9783110279986

Hardcover published on:

January 16, 2012

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9783110279948

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Front matter:

7

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225

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110279986

eBook ISBN: 9783110279986

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110279948

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Book of Judith; Deuterocanonical Book; Old Testament; Early Judaism; Apocrypha

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