The book of Judith employs the narrative of Genesis 34 in order to depict Judith's actions as an imitation of the violent slaughter of the Shechemites. Through his skillful retelling of the story in her prayer (Judith 9) and then his repeated allusions to this story throughout the narrative, the author portrays Judith's trust in God to protect both her body and her nation's temple from the impurity, profanation, and disgrace of foreign aggression. Her deceitful words and actions are based on her belief that God would strengthen her hand, just as he had previously strengthened the hand of Simeon, to bring down vengeance upon Israel's adversaries. The book of Judith employs the narrative of Genesis 34 in order to depict Judith's actions as an imitation of the violent slaughter of the Shechemites. Through his skillful retelling of the story in her prayer (Judith 9) and then his repeated allusions to this story throughout the narrative, the author portrays Judith's trust in God to protect both her body and her nation's temple from the impurity, profanation, and disgrace of foreign aggression. Her deceitful words and actions are based on her belief that God would strengthen her hand, just as he had previously strengthened the hand of Simeon, to bring down vengeance upon Israel's adversaries.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2018
توصيف ظاهري
165-188
عنوان
Journal for the Study of Judaism
شماره جلد
49/2
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1570-0631
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
deceit
اصطلاح موضوعی
exogamy
اصطلاح موضوعی
Genesis 34
اصطلاح موضوعی
impurity
اصطلاح موضوعی
profanation
اصطلاح موضوعی
Simeon
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )