The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book included in the Septuagint and the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Church of the East Old Testament of the Bible but …

The Council of Trent (1546) included Judith in the canon; thus it is one of the seven deuterocanonical books. Inner-biblical references are noteworthy: as God acted through …

Aug 21, 2025 · Read the second half of Robin Gallaher Branch’s study of Judith, in which she analyzes Judith’s extraordinary courage, Judith and her maid, her heritage and theology and …

The Book of Judith is part of the Catholic Bible, found in the Old Testament. It tells the story of a brave woman named Judith who saves her people during a time of danger.

Nov 3, 2025 · Biblical literature - Judith, Apocrypha, Heroine: The book of Judith is similar to the biblical Book of Esther in that it also describes how a woman saved her people from …

Sep 7, 2011 · From the Hebrew name יְהוּדִית (Yehuḏiṯ) meaning "Jewish woman", feminine of יְהוּדִי (yehuḏi), ultimately referring to a person from the tribe of Judah. In the Old Testament Judith is …

Judith has attracted more writers, artists, and composers than any other figure in the Apocrypha. The Book of Judith is an apocryphal work that tells of a heroic woman who seduces and kills …

Without question, the Book of Judith is a literary masterpiece. But it must be seen as just that—a literary rather than a historical work. A few of its details can be explained by symbolic meaning.

Like Sarah, the mother of Israel’s future (Gn 17:6), Judith’s beauty deceives foreigners, with the result that blessings redound to Israel (Gn 12:11–20). Her Hebrew name means “Jewish …

The apocryphal book of Judith tells the story of an Assyrian invasion of Israel, led by a man named Holofernes. Judith, a widow in a besieged Israelite town, seduces and murders …