Holofernes
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Etymology
According to the
Biblical account
According to the Book of Judith, Holofernes had been dispatched by
Identification
The Roman Catholic Church has traditionally maintained that the book of Judith is a historical record from the reign of Manasseh of Judah. As a result, this Holofernes would be the commander-in-chief of Ashurbanipal's armies.[4][5] Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin has speculated that the book of Judith could be a roman à clef, a historical record with different names for people and places, which would explain the different names.[6]
There are historical references to a "Holofernes" in the Persian king
Because the Hebrew manuscripts from the Middle Ages refer to the Maccabean Revolt, Hebrew versions of the tale in the Megillat Antiochus and the Chronicles of Jerahmeel identify "Holofernes" as Nicanor; the Greek version used "Holofernes" as deliberately cryptic substitute, similarly using "Nebuchadnezzar" for Antiochus.
In popular culture
Holofernes is depicted in
See also
References
- ^ "Holophernes". Jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Dataphernes". Iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- A. & C. Black. p. 2605.
- ^ "Introduction to the Book of Judith by Rev. George Leo Haydock".
- ^ "THE ARGVMENT OF THE BOOKE OF IVDITH - 1610 Douay Rheims Bible".
- ^ "Saving Judith and Tobit by Jimmy Akin - Catholic Answers".
- ^ Noah Calvin Hirschy, Artaxerxes III Ochus and His Reign, p. 81 (Univ. of Chicago Press 1909).
External links
- Media related to Judith and Holofernes at Wikimedia Commons