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Judith / Deborah Levine Gera.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Commentaries on Early Jewish LiteraturePublisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2013]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (571 p.)Content type:
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  • 9783110323047
  • 9783110323962
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  • online - DeGruyter
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  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- I. INTRODUCTION -- Section 1: Preliminaries: The Story, Structure, and Message of Judith -- Section 2: Transmission, Canonicity, and Later Jewish Tradition -- Section 3: Dating Judith: History, Historicity, and Geography -- Section 4: Biblical Influences -- Section 5: Greek Influences -- Section 6: Original Language and Milieu -- Section 7: The Figure of Judith: Between Feminism and Theology -- II. TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY -- A. 1:1–16 Nebuchadnezzar Goes to War with Arphaxad -- B. 2:1–20 The Assyrians Prepare for War -- C. 2:21–3:10 Holophernes’ Conquests -- D. 4:1–15 The Israelites Prepare for War and Pray to God -- E. 5:1–6:21 Achior Describes the Israelites and is Expelled to Bethulia -- F. 7:1–32 Holophernes Cuts Off Bethulia’s Water Supply -- G. 8:1–36 Judith Scolds Bethulia’s Leaders -- H. 9:1–14 Judith’s Prayer -- I. 10:1–17 Judith Prepares for her Mission and Leaves Bethulia -- J. 10:18–12:9 Judith’s First Encounter with Holophernes -- K. 12:10–13:10 Judith Kills Holophernes at a Party -- L. 13:11–14:10 Judith Returns Home and Achior Converts -- M. 14:11–15:7 The Assyrians Are Defeated -- N. 15:8–16:20 The Israelites Celebrate their Victory -- O. 16:21–25 Epilogue -- III. BIBLIOGRAPHY -- IV. INDICES -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Names and Subjects -- Index of Modern Authors
Summary: Neben einer Neuübersetzung bietet die Monographie einen detaillierten versgetreuen Kommentar, der auf philologische, literarische sowie historische Fragen Bezug nimmt. In der umfassenden Einleitung werden die Datierung des Werks, der historische Hintergrund und die Originalsprache untersucht. Darüber hinaus werden verschiedene biblische wie klassische Einflüsse diskutiert und das Verhältnis zwischen Feminismus und Theologie im Text erörtert.Summary: The Book of Judith has aroused a great deal of scholarly interest in the last few decades.This volume, the first full length commentary on Judith to appear in over 25 years, includes a new translation and a detailed verse-by-verse commentary, which touches upon philological, literary, and historical questions. The extensive introduction discusses the work's date and historical background, and looks closely at the controversial question of the book's original language. Biblical influences on the book's setting, characters, plot, and language are investigated, and the heroine, Judith is viewed against the background of biblical women (and men). The influence of classical Greek writers such as Herodotus and Ctesias on the work is noted, as are the interesting differences between the Septuagint and Vulgate versions of Judith.
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- I. INTRODUCTION -- Section 1: Preliminaries: The Story, Structure, and Message of Judith -- Section 2: Transmission, Canonicity, and Later Jewish Tradition -- Section 3: Dating Judith: History, Historicity, and Geography -- Section 4: Biblical Influences -- Section 5: Greek Influences -- Section 6: Original Language and Milieu -- Section 7: The Figure of Judith: Between Feminism and Theology -- II. TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY -- A. 1:1–16 Nebuchadnezzar Goes to War with Arphaxad -- B. 2:1–20 The Assyrians Prepare for War -- C. 2:21–3:10 Holophernes’ Conquests -- D. 4:1–15 The Israelites Prepare for War and Pray to God -- E. 5:1–6:21 Achior Describes the Israelites and is Expelled to Bethulia -- F. 7:1–32 Holophernes Cuts Off Bethulia’s Water Supply -- G. 8:1–36 Judith Scolds Bethulia’s Leaders -- H. 9:1–14 Judith’s Prayer -- I. 10:1–17 Judith Prepares for her Mission and Leaves Bethulia -- J. 10:18–12:9 Judith’s First Encounter with Holophernes -- K. 12:10–13:10 Judith Kills Holophernes at a Party -- L. 13:11–14:10 Judith Returns Home and Achior Converts -- M. 14:11–15:7 The Assyrians Are Defeated -- N. 15:8–16:20 The Israelites Celebrate their Victory -- O. 16:21–25 Epilogue -- III. BIBLIOGRAPHY -- IV. INDICES -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Names and Subjects -- Index of Modern Authors

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Neben einer Neuübersetzung bietet die Monographie einen detaillierten versgetreuen Kommentar, der auf philologische, literarische sowie historische Fragen Bezug nimmt. In der umfassenden Einleitung werden die Datierung des Werks, der historische Hintergrund und die Originalsprache untersucht. Darüber hinaus werden verschiedene biblische wie klassische Einflüsse diskutiert und das Verhältnis zwischen Feminismus und Theologie im Text erörtert.

The Book of Judith has aroused a great deal of scholarly interest in the last few decades.This volume, the first full length commentary on Judith to appear in over 25 years, includes a new translation and a detailed verse-by-verse commentary, which touches upon philological, literary, and historical questions. The extensive introduction discusses the work's date and historical background, and looks closely at the controversial question of the book's original language. Biblical influences on the book's setting, characters, plot, and language are investigated, and the heroine, Judith is viewed against the background of biblical women (and men). The influence of classical Greek writers such as Herodotus and Ctesias on the work is noted, as are the interesting differences between the Septuagint and Vulgate versions of Judith.

Issued also in print.

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