10 Apr

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Thoroughly answer the following questions about Judith and Tobit. Things to think about: if you were an ancient Judean person, what do you think you would get out of these texts? (Printable version of handout: ACTIVITY Judith and Tobit.docx Download ACTIVITY Judith and Tobit.docx

JUDITH

1. Why is Nebuchadnezzar mad at the Judeans in this story? (ch. 1)
2. Does the Judean community have the option of surrendering? Why or why not? (chs. 3-4)
3. What does Commander Achior, an Ammonite, advise General Holofernes to do about the Judeans? (ch. 5)
4. How does Holofernes plan to take Bethulia? (ch. 7)
5. What kind of person was Judith? (ch. 8)
6. How did Judith deal with General Holofernes? (chs. 10-13)
7. How did the community respond to what Judith had done? (ch. 16)

TOBIT

1. Where was Tobit from, and what kind of person was he? (ch. 1)
2. Who is Tobit’s nephew? Does this person sound familiar? 😊 (ch. 1)
3. Why does Sarah have a bad reputation? (ch. 3)
4. Who is Raphael and what actions does he take during this story? (chs. 3, 5-12)
5. Why is Tobit’s wife worried? (ch. 10)
6. Why does Tobit tell his son to leave Nineveh? (ch. 14)