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

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies ; 14Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (225 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110279948
  • 9783110279986
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 229 .2406 23
LOC classification:
  • BS1735.52 .I58 2009eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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  • Issued also in print.
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
Summary: 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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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

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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