Judith

Reviews / Votes

"There are many ancient Jewish stories that feature women, but in the book of Judith the woman fully dominates. This volume achieves every goal of the Wisdom Commentary series. This beautifully written introduction to Judith is a treat; great reading for students, scholars, religious professionals, and a general audience, as well. In keeping with the series, the authors bring a feminist and an intersectional approach, but manage also to include literary and comparative studies and art history. This book is as engaging as its subject matter!"
Lawrence M. Wills, author of Judith in Hermeneia series
"Koosed and Seesengood offer the best of what feminist criticism has to offer in this eminently readable commentary on the book of Judith. Masculinity studies, gender theory, and queer theory are all skillfully deployed to illuminate the shifting performances of gender at the center of this book. The result is a nuanced, provocative, and fascinating analysis of the book of Judith. Readers will especially benefit from the authors' suspicion of easy resolutions for this complex narrative featuring a wealthy, pious, seductive, and slave-owning heroine."
Colleen M. Conway, Seton Hall University
"This sophisticated commentary illuminates the textual issues and clarifies the historical from the literary. Not your grandmother's commentary, and suitable for readers who want their worlds widened."
WATER "Clear, well-written, and engaging. Explicit methodology that is consistently followed throughout the commentary. Draws the reader into the story, no small task for a commentary!"
Catholic Media Association "Altogether a fine investment."
Catholic Books Review "A well-written, lively, and an award-winning commentary. Because the authors and the contributors wrote so engagingly, the book is an unexpected page-turner. Most commentaries are not necessarily written to be read all the way through; this one is. The authors clearly like Judith, By the end of the commentary, they make sure that the reader does as well. "
Catholic Biblical Quarterly