The assyrians, instead of attempting to force the pass, lay siege to the city and cut off its water supply. The jewish encyclopedia, which recently became part of the public domain, contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations. The book receives its title from the name of its principal character, judith jewess in the greek transliteration. A descendant of simeon, her genealogy includes 16 progenitors and doesnt even make it back to simeon.
Hello, public school and goodbye, tales of jewish mythology. With donnie jeffcoat, rachelle henry, isabel cueva, oksana chester. The book of judith tells the story of a beautiful jewish widow who saves her people by murdering the assyrian general, holofernes. Click download or read online button to get the universal jewish encyclopedia book now. It was written in a semitic language hebrew or aramaic by an unknown jewish author who lived in israel some time after the babylonian exile. Her deed is probably invented under the influence of the account of the 12thcenturybce kenite woman jael judg. The problem of the nebuchadnezzar in book of judith a. Book of judith article about book of judith by the free. Librivox recording of the book of judith, douayrheims version.
The book of judith is a deuterocanonical book of the christian bible. The most obvious inaccuracies and inconstistencies in the historical sphere seem to be as follows we indicate them following the basic study made by a. Most scholars agree that the original text of judith was written in heb. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. A descriptive record of the history, religion, literature, and customs of the jewish people from the earliest times to the present day. Every now and then, he would come home from school and retell what he learned about jewish heroes. In the bible, a jewish heroine who rescued her people by slaying an assyrian general. Like deborah jgs 45, judith judges israel in the time of military. Mar 02, 2015 the database behind the app is collected via public sources, as well as the jewish phonebooks own unique sources, like the submit your businessresident option, a practical feature that allows any individual to add new information to the jewish phonebook general database. Judith 5 gnt the war council in the camp of bible gateway. Even jahn considers that the genealogy of judith is inexplicable on the hypothesis that the story is a mere fiction introductio, vienna, 1814, p. Midrashic commentary on the book of genesis and on part of the book of exodus, in the form of an apocalypse, containing the views, legends, and religious practises of the most rigid pharisaic or hasid.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Judith, book of international standard bible encyclopedia. Judith is introduced with a lineage virtually unparalleled in the biblical text judith 8. Judith, the magnificent widow, works deliverance for her city and thus saves all the kingdom of judea by charming the assyrian captain. Levy, judith the 1901 jewish encyclopedia bible encyclopedia. Judith 5 good news translation gnt the war council in the camp of holofernes. Nov 05, 20 catholics with very few exceptions accept the book of judith as a narrative of facts, not as an allegory. Judith definition of judith by the free dictionary. Finally delcor observes connecting lines from the book of daniel to the book of judith 1967. Book of judith an apocryphal book telling how judith saved her people judith apocrypha 14 books of the old testament included in the vulgate but. Judith chapter 8 kjv king james version 1 now at that time judith heard thereof, which was the daughter of merari, the son of ox, the son of joseph, the son of ozel, the son of elcia, the son of ananias, the son of gedeon, the son of raphaim, the son of acitho, the son of eliu, the son of eliab, the son of nathanael, the son of samael, the son of salasadal, the son of israel. Despite this, she is a model of jewish courage and piety. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The last decades have seen a growing debate over the status of women in contemporary judaism.
Jewish women in historical perspective, second edition. The jewish encyclopedia of moral and ethical issues. Judith, book of, cyclopedia of biblical, theological and. Read by sean mckinley judith is the 18th book of the bible and one of the historical books in the old testament. As the conditions of secular western life have allowed women greater choice in their educational and vocational opportunities and society has begun to endorse female equality with men, dissatisfaction with traditional jewish limitations on womens participation in communal, religious, and scholarly. The israelites are beseiged by the forces of holofernes and pray to god to overcome the forces. But the assyrians, instead of attempting to force the pass, blockade the city and cut off its.
Jewish encyclopedia download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. A tone of religious fervor and of intense patriotism runs through the narrative, and no opportunity of enforcing the claims of the jewish law is lost. Originally composed in hebrew, the book was translated into greek in which form it was known to. She gains the favor of holofernes, who seeks an opportunity to seduce her. The jewish encyclopedia of moral and ethical issues amsel, nachum on.
We at wol first portal for women in israel would like to coolaborate with jwa and suggest for purim together to list women to start for all holiday purim esther and so on. Judith synonyms, judith pronunciation, judith translation, english dictionary definition of judith. The genealogy, a significant textual marker, establishes her as a formidable literary character. Entry for judith, book of, cyclopedia of biblical, theological and ecclesiastical literature one of 8 bible encyclopedias freely available, this encyclopedia, with its nearly 50,000 entries and 17 millin words, dwarfs modern bible encyclopedias with the depth of knowledge. Judith tells the story of a jewish heroine who saves the nation from invasion. Entry for levy, judith the 1901 jewish encyclopedia one of 8 bible encyclopedias freely available, this encyclopedia is a descriptive record of the history, religion and customs of the jewish people. An apocryphal book bearing the name of its principal character. Great idea to remember inspiring jewish women from judith from the book of judith from the time of the hashmonaim till judith reznik the astronaut. The universal jewish encyclopedia download ebook pdf. The book receives its title from the name of its principal character, judith jewess. New encyclopedia aims to be inclusive and jewish jewishboston.
This website contains the complete contents of the 12volume jewish encyclopedia, which was originally published between 19011906. Jerome used an aramaic copy of it to make his vulgate translation of the work. A horrific secret shared by two young girls leads one down a dark path as she seeks a solution based upon a misconception. The book of judith is a story written for household reading, while it may properly be classed as. Another essential element that was very important for us was to break free from the trap of ashkenormativity. Pages in category book of judith the following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. She tricks him into trusting her, then when he is drunk she cuts off his head. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Hebrew equivalent for the name judith, written with hebrew vowels nikud. It tells of a jewish widow, judith, who uses her beauty and charm to destroy an assyrian general and save israel. The book of judith is a deuterocanonical book, included in the septuagint and the catholic and eastern orthodox christian old testament of the bible, but excluded from the hebrew canon and assigned by protestants to their apocrypha. Peter kirby surveys scholars writing on the book of judith. The book of judith is similar to the biblical book of esther in that it also describes how a woman saved her people from impending massacre the book relates that nebuchadrezzar, king of assyria, sent his general holofernes on an expedition against palestine.
Judith and the hanukkah story jewish womens archive. In rabbinic times, jews told her story on hanukkah, and some communities still do, but for the most part judiths story has been lost. Judith returns to the city with his head, and the jews rout the enemy. Evidence for this is found in the many hebraisms in language and. Plus a transliteration written using english letters. Judith is the fourth book of the old testament apocrypha in those versions of the bible following the greek septuagint generally roman catholic and orthodox versions. Catholic encyclopedia 19book of judith wikisource, the. Now arphaxad king of the medes had brought many nations under his dominions, and he built a very strong city, which he called ecbatana, 2. So difficult have commentators found it to secure an historical locus for the events described in the book of judith that the almost universal tendency today for those who give the book at least some sort of credence as a recording of historical events is to relegate the book to the category, or genre, of historical fiction, as, for instance, some kind of. Medieval hebrew versions understood the story in the context of the hasmonean revolt.
Book of judith definition of book of judith by the free. Judith chapter 11 kjv king james version 1 then said holofernes unto her, woman, be of good comfort, fear not in thine heart. Torrey, however, goes too far when he says see jewish encyclopedia, book of judith that the writer aimed at nothing more than to write a tale that would amuse. Like jael, who drove a tent peg through the head of sisera jgs 4, judith kills an enemy general. Click download or read online button to get jewish encyclopedia book now. The hardcover of the the newish jewish encyclopedia. A descriptive record of the history, religion, literature, and.
This online version contains the unedited contents of the original encyclopedia. The inhabitants of a certain jewish city called bethulia, properly betylua can check the advance of the enemy, because their city occupies the narrow and important pass through which is the entrance into judea judith iv. Book of judith synonyms, book of judith pronunciation, book of judith translation, english dictionary definition of book of judith. The apocrypha are works writtencollected at the same time as most books of the bible but not included in the hebrew canon. Although the story is set in the babylonian period, the book of judith is thought to have originated at the time of the maccabees. Bethulia, a besieged jewish city, is about to surrender when judith, a jewish widow of great beauty and piety, takes it upon herself to enter the enemy camp. Physician, journalist, contributor to the russian jewish, encyclopedia.
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