A Pious Seductress : : Studies in the Book of Judith / / ed. by Géza G. Xeravits.

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• MitwirkendeR: BALASSA, ESZTER,; BOCCACCINI, GABRIELE,; CORLEY, JEREMY,; HIEKE, THOMAS,; JUHL CHRISTIANSEN, ELLEN,; LANG, JUDITH,; REITERER, FRIEDRICH V.,; RYAN, STEPHEN D.,; SCHÖPFLIN, KARIN,; WOJCIECHOWSKI, MICHAEL,; XERAVITS, GÉZA G.,
• HerausgeberIn: Xeravits, Géza G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies , 14
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (225 p.)

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, the...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• The Ancient Versions of Judith and the Place of the Septuagint in the Catholic Church
• Imitation of Septuagintal Narrative and Greek Historiography in the Portrait of Holofernes
• Tigranes the Great as “Nebuchadnezzar” in the Book of Judith
• Judith: Defender of Israel – Preserver of the Temple
• Moral Teaching of the Book of Judith
• Torah in Judith Dietary Laws, Purity and Other Torah Issues in the Book of Judith
• „Meines Bruders Licht“. Untersuchungen zur Rolle des Achior
• The Supplication of Judith (Judith 9:2-14)
• The Lord Who Crushes Wars. A Study on Judith 9:7; 16:2 and Exodus 15:3
• The Consequences of Dinah's Rape
• Judith on Stage: The Dramatic Career of a Biblical Heroine
• Index of Ancient Jewish and Christian Passages
• Index of Authors