Geib ——__I]t __ @ BOOK #2 AUTHOR: UNKNOWN WRITTEN: UNKNOWN of the Seven Deuterocanonical Books \ Covering the time period of around 500 BC ee TS eT Sree SSN Fak peen great debi nether the story of Judith is truth oF fiction, bel eit ided in the Septuagint, which is the Greek his friends read, Summary of the Book: The book of Judith opens with some war history that Is either fictional of poorly translated, In this story, King Nebuchadnezzar Is king of Assyria rather than king of Babylon, ashe isin our Old Testament, He defeats many kingdoms. He destroyed countries, thelr Shrines and thelr gods, insisting they worship him as a 903 Gox's people surrounding Jerusalom wore terrified. They had just retumed from a 70-year exile to Babylon and were struggling to Gast af anation. Tarael's leadership ordered people to fast and pray in the temple. ' invade the Jews if they are eaders, whe piaced him where begged nd Iso asked to be released from ihe town to do something tothe enemy she would not speak about They agreed SShe executed a plan to deceive the Assyrian army commander, Holofernes, into thinking he could seduce her. When he drank so much that he passed out, she stabbed him twice, beheaded him, and sneaked his head aut of the camp ina food satchel She returned to Judah with the head and told the army to attack the Assyrians. The Israelites drove the enemy back and defeated them, Judith lived long and was remembered fondly ® teach 3