Author : Géza G. Xeravits
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110279983
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)
Book Synopsis A Pious Seductress by : Géza G. Xeravits
Download or read book A Pious Seductress written by Géza G. Xeravits and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-01-27 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume contains papers delivered at the International Conference on the Deuterocanonical Books, held at the Sapientia College of Theology, Budapest, Hungary, 14–16 May, 2009. The contributions explore various aspects of the Book of Judith: its textual versions, historical background, theological ideas and literary afterlife. The conference, on which this volume is based, was the most comprehensive scholarly meeting devoted recently to the Book of Judith. The contributors reopened several basic questions concerning the writing, such as the identification of concrete historical personalities reflected in the book, or some aspects of the halakhic system of the author.The scope of the contributions extends also to the late mediaeval use of the book by European playwrights.