Finding a "good" story in the Bible is a hard thing to come by. Many of the books are filled with constant repetitions that bog the flow of the story and seem to never get to the point of the book. The book of Judith is a work of fiction no doubt, but it is one of the best examples of a literary work in the Bible. The Book of Judith's plot is so consistent; it is assumed that one author wrote it. A feature not many books of the Bible can claim. For a story to have literary merit it must meet a few certain criteria, namely, a good flow, a good versus evil theme, and a moral.
For a story to have good flow it must have a certain consistency that allows a reader to easily follow from one main point to another. It is believed that the Book of Judith had only one author. That special quality, one that not many books from the Bible can boast, is a key factor in making the Judith story flow with ease. The Book of Judith opens with an in depth plot summary and set up the major themes of the narrative. The story begins with a quick and effective introduction to the main dilemma of the book. "It was the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled over the Assyrians in the great city of Nineveh King Nebuchadnezzar made war against King Arphaxad" (Jdt 1.1-1.6). This introduction goes on to tell of how Nebuchadnezzar oppressed many peoples and declared that he was a god, and everyone should worship only him. He sent out messengers to "all who were in Samaria and its towns, and beyond the Jordan as far as Jerusalem and Bethany and Chelous and Kadesh, and the river of Egypt and as far as the boarders of Ethiopia" (Jdt 1.9-1.10). These people would not worship him though and Nebuchadnezzar became very angry and swore that he would take revenge on all of these peoples. This decree sets up the entire plot of this book and it develops further once Judith is introduced in chapter eight.
Judith's identity as woman warrior put the poem in the social scope of old English times. ... The most outstanding and important theme in the poem is Judith, the Christian heroin symbolizing good, vs. ... Through a display of extreme faith Judith is able to overcome adversity and triumph. ... Judith's faith in the Lord is far more powerful then the temptation of evil by the devil. ...
Australian poet Judith Wright deals with ideas about life which affect all of us. ... In the first poem for My Daughter Judith Write explores the ideas of time brings change, time is inevitable and children grow up and separate from their parents. ... When I read this poem I was amazed at what a poet Judith Write was to use so much power and expression in the poetry that she writes she used a lot of metaphors repetition and rhetorical techniques. ... Judith past tense you and I have known well to express the wonder of love making, one more technique is sibilance on silent and swift . ... In h...
In her poetry Judith Wright explores the complex nature of personal and family relationships. ... Judith Wright's poetry explores the complexity of personal and family relationships. ... Judith Wright describes her view on pregnancy. ... Judith also illustrates the child as its own personal unique creation of a mother and a father. ... In Judith Wright's poem "Woman's Song- it explores the final stage in her journey - the birth day of her child. ...
There would be no movie, no Academy Award, Golden Globe, Writers Guild of America Award, and Judith Guest would still be in Michigan teaching her high school students ("Judith Guest" 101). ... Judith Guest is referred to as the Cinderella of literature. ... What made Judith Guest continue with her passion? ... Throughout the novel, Judith Guest illustrates several different themes. ... Berger, is not a person of his own being, but a prop set up by Judith Guest. ...
Two of the most notable of Australia's poets, Judith Wright and A D Hope, lived very different lives and wrote very different poetry. ... Top of the pops were poems by Judith Wright and John O"Brien. ... Today's students, like the New South Wales politicians I mentioned earlier, have much more time for Judith Wright than for A D Hope. ... Judith Wright wrote the first monograph on the work of Charles Harpur, our most significant early poet, as well as a ground-breaking critical study Preoccupations in Australian Poetry (1965). ... One of my strongest memories of Judith Wright rel...
Like many books, Judith starts by setting the location and time of the events that will unfold. ... The key features of Judith are religiosity and courageousness. ... Judith asks for permission to be allowed to pray to God while in the enemy camp. ... Judith (and other female leaders5) also comments on God's character and actions. ... Judith has all the trademarks of the leaders in the time of Judges. ...
This early religious painting was made from 1598-99 in Palazzo Barberini, Rome, illustrating the Old Testament account in the Book of Judith (13:7-8) where the young hero kills Holofernes, an Assyrian general, in order to save her hometown. The painting captures the moment when Judith mercilessly cuts off the head of Holofernes after seducing the war general. The ferocity of the scene is captured through dramatic facial expressions and theatrical lighting, dramatically telling the story of Judith, a symbol of triumph over tyranny, and the moment when good overcomes evil. What makes this painti...
The central ideas of the poem Women To Man and Eve To Her Daughters by Judith Wright are a women's feelings about the birth of her child and Man's obsession with technology and women's submissiveness. ... Judith Wright as well uses metaphor skilfully in Women To Man. ... Judith Wright also uses the poetic technique of alliteration in Women To Man. ... On the other hand, Eve To Her Daughters explores Judith Wright's concern with the duality of man and nature and the need for man to feel superior. ... Judith Wright as seen, carefully and skilfully uses the many poetic devices...
Abortion and Judith Thompson's Violinist "You wake up in the morning and find yourself back to back in bed with an unconscious violinist. ... (Judith Thompson) Judith Thompson goes on to argue that the fetus, like the violinist, has no right to use your body unless you give it to him. ... Judith Thompson, stated, "The man has a right to his life," She focuses her attention on whether he has a right to what it would take to sustain his life. ... Judith Thompson argues, "Since a woman owns her body, the fetus can have no right to use it unless she gives him the right." ... In the spirit of ...
