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Cover of: Some Cultural Influences in the Judean-Egyptian Book of Judith
Anne Fitzpatrick-McKinley

Some Cultural Influences in the Judean-Egyptian Book of Judith

Section: Articles
Volume 12 (2023) / Issue 2, pp. 216-246 (31)
Published 04.07.2023
DOI 10.1628/hebai-2023-0015
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Summary
Book of Judith This article explores an Egyptian provenance for Judith suggesting that the book took shape within a military setting. It suggests that influences on the work came from various cultural transplantations that occurred in Ptolemaic Egypt, including: Macedonian female warrior tales, Carian traditions, and fictional works from Heliopolis.