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Document Details : Title: Crying to God Subtitle: Prayer and Plot in the Book of Judith Author(s): VAN DEN EYNDE, S. Journal: Biblica Volume: 85 Issue: 2 Date: 2004 Pages: 217-231 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.85.2.3194416 Abstract : If prayers are defined as communication in which prayers receive a response from God, this implies that they have a function as regards the plot of a story. As a test case, the impact of praying on the plot as well as the characterisation in the book of Judith (containing 21 references to praying) is analysed. The specific characterisation of God through prayer affects the plot. Apart from their importance for characterisation and plot, the prayers in Judith contribute in their own way to the development of its main theme: who is truly God, Nebuchadnezzar or YHWH? |
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