The sword of Judith : Judith studies across the disciplines / Kevin R. Brine, Elena Ciletti and Henrike Lähnemann (eds.).

The Book of Judith tells the story of a fictitious Jewish woman beheading the general of the most powerful imaginable army to free her people. The parabolic story was set as an example of how God will help the righteous. Judith's heroic action not only became a validating charter myth of Judais...

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Other Authors: Brine, Kevin R. (Editor), Ciletti, Elena, 1948- (Editor), Lähnemann, Henrike (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [U.K.] : OpenBook Publishers, 2010.
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