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That feeling is at the heart of the Book of Judith, a story of courage and faith that continues to resonate. We pick up our narrative with Holofernes, the general of the Assyrian a...
It's more than just packing a lunch! The Book of Judith, a captivating story of courage and faith, gives us a glimpse into the logistics of ancient warfare. : it wasn't just swords...
We're not talking about gentle parables here. This is war. This is conquest. This is the kind of brutality that makes you want to look away – but we won't, because within it lies a...
That’s the feeling you get reading about Holofernes in the Book of Judith. He was that terrifying. We’ve talked about Judith, about her courage and her faith. But to truly understa...
They're facing Holofernes, the general of Nebuchadnezzar's army, and things are looking bleak. "Behold we have fallen before you to the ground," they plead. Can you imagine the des...
The people are terrified. But Achior, the leader of the Ammonites, dares to speak truth to power. He warns Holofernes that the Israelites are protected by their God and cannot be d...
We're in the middle of a siege, remember? The Assyrian army, led by the fearsome Holofernes, has surrounded the Jewish city. Their goal? To crush the rebellion and assert Assyrian ...
The situation in besieged Bethulia is dire. The young children, their faces gaunt, have lost all hope. The women and young men, weakened beyond measure, are collapsing from thirst....
They were under siege by the army of Holofernes, an Assyrian general, and their water supply was gone. Utterly, irrevocably gone. The elders of the city, desperate and parched, gat...
