Protecting the Holy Race and Holy Space: Judith’s Reenactment of the Slaughter of Shechem
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 aut...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Year: 2018, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-188 |
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Deceit
exogamy
Genesis 34
impurity
profanation
Simeon
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