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The sword of Judith : Judith studies across the disciplines /

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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Brine, Kevin R. (Editor), Ciletti, Elena, 1948- (Editor), Lähnemann, Henrike (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Cambridge [U.K.] : OpenBook Publishers, 2010.
Subjects:
Judith > (Biblical figure) > In literature.
Judith > (Biblical figure) > Art.
Judith > (Biblical figure)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Christianity.
History.
History: specific events and topics.
Humanities.
Religion and beliefs.
Social and cultural history.
Literature.
Electronic books.
Art.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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