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Judith, the Book of

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Smith's 1863

Smith's 1863

one of the books of the Apocrypha, belongs to the earliest specimens of historical fiction. As to its authorship it belongs to the Maccabean period, B.C. 175-135, which it reflects not only in its general spirit, but even in its smaller traits.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

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