Book of Judith
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The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical Old Testament text that tells the story of a Jewish heroine who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Judith canonical | 17 |
| Biblical Book of Judith | 1 |
| Book of Judith (apocryphal/deuterocanonical text) | 1 |
| deuterocanonical Book of Judith | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000867 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Judith Context triple: [Douay–Rheims Bible, includesBook, Book of Judith]
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A.
Books of the Maccabees
The Books of the Maccabees are ancient Jewish historical and religious texts recounting the Maccabean revolt and events surrounding the rededication of the Second Temple.
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B.
Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.
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Jubilees
Jubilees is an ancient Jewish religious work from the Second Temple period that retells and expands upon the narratives of Genesis and Exodus, often considered part of the pseudepigrapha.
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D.
4 Maccabees
4 Maccabees is a Hellenistic Jewish philosophical work that uses the story of the Maccabean martyrs to argue for the supremacy of reason guided by Torah over the passions.
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E.
1 Maccabees
1 Maccabees is a historical Jewish work recounting the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE, regarded as deuterocanonical by some Christian traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Judith Target entity description: The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical Old Testament text that tells the story of a Jewish heroine who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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A.
Books of the Maccabees
The Books of the Maccabees are ancient Jewish historical and religious texts recounting the Maccabean revolt and events surrounding the rededication of the Second Temple.
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B.
Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.
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C.
Jubilees
Jubilees is an ancient Jewish religious work from the Second Temple period that retells and expands upon the narratives of Genesis and Exodus, often considered part of the pseudepigrapha.
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D.
4 Maccabees
4 Maccabees is a Hellenistic Jewish philosophical work that uses the story of the Maccabean martyrs to argue for the supremacy of reason guided by Torah over the passions.
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E.
1 Maccabees
1 Maccabees is a historical Jewish work recounting the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE, regarded as deuterocanonical by some Christian traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament apocryphal work
ⓘ
deuterocanonical biblical book ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Jerome
ⓘ
Vulgate ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
anagignoskomenon in Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
apocryphal in Protestant traditions ⓘ deuterocanonical in Catholic Church ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Holofernes is an Assyrian general
ⓘ
linked to:
Holofernes
Judith is a pious widow ⓘ
linked to:
Judith
Nebuchadnezzar is king of the Assyrians in the story ⓘ
linked to:
King of Assyria
|
| genre |
didactic literature
ⓘ
heroic tale ⓘ religious narrative ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
decapitation of tyrant
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siege and deliverance ⓘ widow as savior of her people ⓘ |
| includedIn | Septuagint ⓘ |
| influenceOnArt |
Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio
ⓘ
linked to:
Judith Beheading Holofernes
Judith Slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi ⓘ
linked to:
Judith Beheading Holofernes
numerous Renaissance paintings of Judith and Holofernes ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Holofernes
ⓘ
Judith ⓘ Nebuchadnezzar ⓘ
linked to:
Nebuchadnezzar II
|
| moralEmphasis |
God’s deliverance through unexpected agents
ⓘ
trust in God over military power ⓘ value of fasting and prayer ⓘ |
| narrativeEvent |
Assyrian siege of Bethulia
ⓘ
Judith beheads Holofernes ⓘ Judith fasts and prays before her mission ⓘ Judith infiltrates the Assyrian camp ⓘ |
| notPartOf |
Hebrew Bible canon
ⓘ
Protestant biblical canon ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Bible
|
| originalLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catholic biblical canon
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox biblical canon ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox canon
|
| questionedBy | some early Christian writers ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Neo-Babylonian period
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linked to:
Neo-Babylonian Empire
|
| setInRegion | Bethulia ⓘ |
| theme |
courage
ⓘ
deliverance of Israel ⓘ divine providence ⓘ faith in God ⓘ female heroism ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Catholic liturgy
ⓘ
Orthodox liturgy ⓘ |
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Subject: Book of Judith Description of subject: The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical Old Testament text that tells the story of a Jewish heroine who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
Referenced by (20)
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