Judith : a new translation with introduction and commentary /
by Carey A. Moore.
- first edition.
- Garden City, New York : Doubleday, (c)1985.
- xxiv, 286 pages, 4. pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- The Anchor Bible ; 40 .
Judith: a translation -- Resume of Judith -- A preliminary assessment -- The historicity of Judith -- Evidence for -- Evidence against -- The time of the narrative -- Theories to account for historical contradictions -- The so-called imbalance of the narrative -- Religious views and values in the book -- The heroine's character -- The original language of the book -- Date of the book -- Author and place of composition -- The book's genre -- The book's purpose -- Irony: the key to the book -- Style and syntax -- The canonicity of Judith -- Among Jews -- Among Christians -- The septuagint translation of Judith -- Text and recensions -- Character -- Date -- Other ancient versions of Judith -- The vetus latina, or old latin -- The latin vulgate -- The aramaic vorlage of the vulgate -- The ancient hebrew -- The midrashim -- The others.