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Judith and the Elders of 1 Clement
Open Theology, 2021 While Judith was used with Esther and other books with female protagonists to promote the reign of Queen Shelamzion Alexandra and the activities of female Pharisees, as Tal Ilan has argued, the role of Judith in the historical examples of 1 Clement ...
Peters Janelle
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The ‘people’ of Israel according to Judith: A Greimassian semiotic reading of Judith 5:1–24
In die Skriflig, 2023 The concept, ‘people’, could in fact be a driving force behind the authorship of the Judith narrative. On this particular theme, many insightful contributions that have already been made by various scholars are applauded.
Risimati S. Hobyane
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International Breastfeeding Journal, 2021 Background The RUBY randomised controlled trial demonstrated the benefit of proactive telephone peer support in promoting breastfeeding continuation in a setting with high breastfeeding initiation, where typically this is difficult to achieve. This paper
Heather A. Grimes +5 more
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International Breastfeeding Journal, 2022 Background The RUBY randomised controlled trial was found to be effective in promoting breastfeeding continuation, in the setting of a high income country, through a program of proactive telephone-based peer support in the first 6 months postpartum. This
Fiona E. McLardie-Hore +3 more
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Personification of empire and Israel and the role of appearance and speech in the Judith story
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022 This article analyses how the Assyrian Empire and Israel in the Book of Judith are configured through the personification of both: the Assyrian empire is personified by King Nabouchodonosor and his commander Holofernes and the Israelite or Jewish nation ...
Jan W. van Henten
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The performative function of turmoil, trauma and tenacity in Judith 9–16: A speech act analysis
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023 This article forms part of a larger project on the apocryphal Book of Judith. It explores the performative nature of turmoil, trauma and tenacity as found in the second half of the book (9–16).
Risimati S. Hobyane
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Relacions hipertextuals en Judit (1929), de Josep Maria de Sagarra
Studia Romanica Posnaniensia, 2021 This article is a monograph focusing on an analysis of the play Judit by Josep M. de Sagarra. The author’s only tragedy, and unique among his works, was first performed in Barcelona in 1929.
Ramon X. Rosselló
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Who is “Worthy of Honour”? Women as Elders in Late Second Temple Period Literature
Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, 2022 Groups and individuals known as “elders” (Greek: presbyteros, gerousia; Hebrew: zaqan) are often found in ancient Jewish texts and inscriptions. Their ubiquity in such texts and inscriptions is accompanied by very little information about their actual ...
Joseph Scales
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From Virtue to Power: Explorations in Female Heroism – The Mosaics of Lilian Broca
Journal of Mosaic Research, 2020 This article examines the mosaics of the contemporary artist Lilian Broca. Broca has completed two monumental mosaic series, with another underway, on the biblical figures of: Esther, Judith, and Mary Magdelene.
Angela CLARKE
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BMC Psychology, 2019 Background Significant gaps exist in education for prospective and new parents, especially for some of the most vulnerable families. Prospective parents would like more information during pregnancy to prepare them for parenting, and need access to ...
Touran Shafiei +7 more
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