Judith and the Elders of 1 Clement

While Judith was used with Esther and other books with female protagonists to promote the reign of Queen Shelamzion Alexandra and the activities of female Pharisees, as Tal Ilan has argued, the role of Judith in the historical examples of 1 Clement presents Judith as needing to seek the permission o...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:010fc0e9b0e8452da56345740033a4742021-12-05T14:11:01ZJudith and the Elders of 1 Clement2300-657910.1515/opth-2020-0145https://doaj.org/article/010fc0e9b0e8452da56345740033a4742021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0145https://doaj.org/toc/2300-6579While Judith was used with Esther and other books with female protagonists to promote the reign of Queen Shelamzion Alexandra and the activities of female Pharisees, as Tal Ilan has argued, the role of Judith in the historical examples of 1 Clement presents Judith as needing to seek the permission of the elders of her besieged city in order to go to the enemy camp and behead Holofernes. This article argues that such an interpretive move preserves the authority of Judith in Hasmonean and Pharisaic interpretations.Peters JanelleDe Gruyterarticlejudith1 clementeldersReligion (General)BL1-50ENOpen Theology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 60-68 (2021)
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Judith and the Elders of 1 Clement
description While Judith was used with Esther and other books with female protagonists to promote the reign of Queen Shelamzion Alexandra and the activities of female Pharisees, as Tal Ilan has argued, the role of Judith in the historical examples of 1 Clement presents Judith as needing to seek the permission of the elders of her besieged city in order to go to the enemy camp and behead Holofernes. This article argues that such an interpretive move preserves the authority of Judith in Hasmonean and Pharisaic interpretations.
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title Judith and the Elders of 1 Clement
title_short Judith and the Elders of 1 Clement
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