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Regardless of Judith's status at Nicaea, the book was also accepted as scripture by the councils of Rome (382), Hippo (393), Carthage (397), and Florence (1442) and eventually dogmatically defined as canonical by the Roman Catholic Church in 1546 in the Council of Trent. [34]
Judith is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Yəhūdīt (יְהוּדִית), meaning "praised" and also more literally "Woman of Judea". It is the feminine form of Judah . Judith appeared in the Hebrew Bible as one of Esau 's wives, while the deuterocanonical Book of Judith tells of a different Judith. [1]
The Book of Judith. Invitation to Courage. After the story of a family delineated in the Book of Tobit, the Bible gives us a national drama in two parts. In the first, the fearsome armada of Holofernes imposes its domination over all peoples; the little Israelite nation is threatened and in danger of perishing.
The Book of Judith relates the story of God’s deliverance of the Jewish people. This was accomplished “by the hand of a female”—a constant motif (cf. 8:33; 9:9, 10; 12:4; 13:4, 14, 15; 15:10; 16:5) meant to recall the “hand” of God in the Exodus narrative (cf. Ex 15:6 ).
Book of Judith, apocryphal work excluded from the Hebrew and Protestant biblical canons but included in the Septuagint (Greek version of the Hebrew Bible) and accepted in the Roman canon. The book relates that Nebuchadrezzar, king of Assyria, sent his general Holofernes on an expedition against.
Sep 7, 2011 · Meaning & History. From the Hebrew name יְהוּדִית (Yehudit) meaning "Jewish woman", feminine of יְהוּדִי ( yehudi), ultimately referring to a person from the tribe of Judah. In the Old Testament Judith is one of the Hittite wives of Esau. This is also the name of the main character of the apocryphal Book of Judith.
The Book of Judith relates the story of God’s deliverance of the Jewish people. This was accomplished “by the hand of a female”—a constant motif (cf. 8:33 ; 9:9 , 10 ; 12:4 ; 13:4 , 14 , 15 ; 15:10 ; 16:5 ) meant to recall the “hand” of God in the Exodus narrative (cf. Ex 15:6 ).
JUDITH, BOOK OF ( יְהוּדִ֔ית, a Jewess; ̓Ιουδίθ, ̓Ιουδήθ ). An apocryphal book bearing the name of its principal character. The name occurs in the Heb. Canon only in Genesis 26:34 as the wife of Esau. 1.
Judith, the feminine form of the masculine name Judah, means “Jewess.” Judith is one of only four women for whom a biblical book is named (the others are Ruth, Esther, and Susanna). Interpreters argue about whether Judith is a positive or negative role model for readers then and now.
The Book of Judith is an apocryphal work that tells of a heroic woman who seduces and kills an enemy general, saving Israel from oppression. The book was not mentioned by any Jewish sources until the medieval period, when Judith’s character became a subject of discussion in legal works, talmudic commentaries, and liturgical poems.
