<P> Most Christian Churches recognize this Book as canonical but only the Coptic Church celebrates the title character's memory in its Calendar of Saints on 17 September . </P> <P> The canonicity of Judith is rejected by Protestants (though many Anglicans consider it to be either an apocryphal or deuterocanonical book), who accept as the Old Testament only those books that are found in the Jewish canon . Martin Luther viewed the book as an allegory, but listed it as the first of the eight writings in his Apocrypha . </P> <P> The story revolves around Judith, a daring and beautiful widow, who is upset with her Jewish countrymen for not trusting God to deliver them from their foreign conquerors . She goes with her loyal maid to the camp of the enemy general, Holofernes, with whom she slowly ingratiates herself, promising him information on the Israelites . Gaining his trust, she is allowed access to his tent one night as he lies in a drunken stupor . She decapitates him, then takes his head back to her fearful countrymen . The Assyrians, having lost their leader, disperse, and Israel is saved . Though she is courted by many, Judith remains unmarried for the rest of her life . </P> <P> The Book of Judith can be split into two parts or "acts" of approximately equal length . Chapters 1--7 describe the rise of the threat to Israel, led by the evil king Nebuchadnezzar and his sycophantic general Holofernes, and is concluded as Holofernes' worldwide campaign has converged at the mountain pass where Judith's village, Bethulia, is located . Chapters 8--16 then introduce Judith and depict her heroic actions to save her people . Part I, although at times tedious in its description of the military developments, develops important themes by alternating battles with reflections and rousing action with rest . In contrast, the second half is devoted mainly to Judith's strength of character and the beheading scene . </P>

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