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The '''Book of Judith''' is a Second Temple Jewish document, now included in collections of [[Old Testament Apocrypha]], [[Old Testament]], and [[Septuagint]].  
The '''Book of Judith''' is a Second Temple Jewish document, now included in collections of [[Old Testament Apocrypha]], [[Old Testament]], and [[Septuagint]].  


====The Book of Judith in Scholarship====
==Overview==
 
==The Book of Judith in Scholarship==
 
Evans (1939) introduced the book of Judith as a work of fiction, without reference to any historical event. The book was written "in Hebrew... about 100 BCE... by one of the first of the Pharisees." The purpose was "to give courage to the Jews in a time of danger" (p.27).
Evans (1939) introduced the book of Judith as a work of fiction, without reference to any historical event. The book was written "in Hebrew... about 100 BCE... by one of the first of the Pharisees." The purpose was "to give courage to the Jews in a time of danger" (p.27).


Craven (1983) defended the literary unity and harmony of the work, while reaching a skeptical conclusion about its ideology--"There is in fact no reason to believe that either a Sadducee, a Zealot, an Essene, or a Pharisee authored the story" (p.121).
Craven (1983) defended the literary unity and harmony of the work, while reaching a skeptical conclusion about its ideology--"There is in fact no reason to believe that either a Sadducee, a Zealot, an Essene, or a Pharisee authored the story" (p.121).


====The Book of Judith in Fiction====
==The Book of Judith in Fiction==
 
See [[Judith]]
See [[Judith]]


Revision as of 10:05, 18 December 2010

The Book of Judith is a Second Temple Jewish document, now included in collections of Old Testament Apocrypha, Old Testament, and Septuagint.

Overview

The Book of Judith in Scholarship

Evans (1939) introduced the book of Judith as a work of fiction, without reference to any historical event. The book was written "in Hebrew... about 100 BCE... by one of the first of the Pharisees." The purpose was "to give courage to the Jews in a time of danger" (p.27).

Craven (1983) defended the literary unity and harmony of the work, while reaching a skeptical conclusion about its ideology--"There is in fact no reason to believe that either a Sadducee, a Zealot, an Essene, or a Pharisee authored the story" (p.121).

The Book of Judith in Fiction

See Judith

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