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Document Details : Title: The Capital Punishment of Achior in the Book of Judith Author(s): PEREGO, Beatrice Journal: Journal of Septuagint and Cognate Studies Volume: 57 Date: 2024 Pages: 183-199 DOI: 10.2143/JSCS.57.0.3294341 Abstract : By means of a comparison with examples of capital punishments attested in Greek Classical and Hellenistic literature, this paper offers a reflection on the character of Achior with particular reference to the theme of capital punishment in the book of Judith. This biblical book is fully embedded in the LXX by structural, thematic and linguistic affinities, on the one hand. On the other, many of its motifs and images refer to a Greek Classical and Hellenistic literary background. In light of these considerations, therefore, the present study first intends to analyse the words of Holofernes, in Jdt 6:5-9, asking whether and in what terms they can be interpreted as a death sentence for Achior and focusing on what causes originated this punishment. Subsequently the paper will be concerned with identifying aspects of similarities between the condemnation of Achior and other cases of death sentence in Greek Classical and Hellenistic literature: examples will be presented in order to show points of contact and to shed new light on the cultural background of the author of the book of Judith. |
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