Environmental Determinism and Mountain Identities in Judith

This article argues that the book of Judith seeks to define the Jews as a “mountain people.” It suggests that Judith advances this idea through numerous direct statements by prominent characters, particularly Achior during his speech at Jdt 5:5–21, and by redrawing the boundaries of Judea to corresp...

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Main Author: Economou, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2023
In: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Year: 2023, Volume: 54, Issue: 3, Pages: 304-315
Further subjects:B Geography
B Ethnicity
B Judith
B Identity
B Environment (Art)
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