Judith
Deuterocanonical · History · 16 chapters
Judith, a widow of great faith and courage, delivers her besieged city from the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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Context
- Genre
- Historical novella
- Authorship
- Author unknown
- Date
- 2nd century BCE
- Setting
- Judah
- Original language
- Greek; a Semitic original is uncertain
- Related texts
- Judges 4–5 · Deborah and JaelEsther 4–9 · another deliverance