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Das Buch Judith. : zu Wittemberg verdeudscht

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Summary: The Book of Judith was probably written between 175 and 125 B.C. and is part of the literature known as the Apocrypha, composed between the Old and New Testament eras. The Catholic Church accepted the Apocrypha as canonical while Luther did not. The story is of the pious widow Judith who beheads the enemy general Holofernes after he has become drunk. It is reminiscent of Jael's killing of Sisera in Judges 4. This is apparently the only separate printing of this translation, issued the same year as the complete German Bible.Signatures: A-D8; [A] unsigned, A1b, D8b blank.Imprint: Place and printer from colophon.Illustrative and Decorative Content: Title within engraved, historiated, architectural, woodcut border (putti holding shields above & below, monogram "HW" below); initials.Additional Details: Text in German includes Luther's German translation of the book of Judith from the Greek Apocrypha of the O.T.

Date Issued or Published
1534
Subject - Topic/Names
Bible. Judith
Judith (Biblical figure)
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Das Buch Judith. : zu Wittemberg verdeudscht
Date Issued or Published
1534
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Summary: The Book of Judith was probably written between 175 and 125 B.C. and is part of the literature known as the Apocrypha, composed between the Old and New Testament eras. The Catholic Church accepted the Apocrypha as canonical while Luther did not. The story is of the pious widow Judith who beheads the enemy general Holofernes after he has become drunk. It is reminiscent of Jael's killing of Sisera in Judges 4. This is apparently the only separate printing of this translation, issued the same year as the complete German Bible.
Signatures: A-D8; [A] unsigned, A1b, D8b blank.
Imprint: Place and printer from colophon.
Illustrative and Decorative Content: Title within engraved, historiated, architectural, woodcut border (putti holding shields above & below, monogram "HW" below); initials.
Additional Details: Text in German includes Luther's German translation of the book of Judith from the Greek Apocrypha of the O.T.
Place of Publication
Magdeburg (Germany)
Contributor
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Primary Language
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Bible. Judith
Judith (Biblical figure)
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
63 unnumbered pages
16 cm
Content Type
Text
Content Genre
books
Format
Octavo
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This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
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WA Deut. Bibel 2, 179 (1534), p. 561
VD16 B 4035
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1534 BIBL C
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The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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Emory University
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Pitts Theology Library
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