Who's the chick helping her?
Her servant. I don't think she has a name. But that's how you can tell the difference between paintings of Judith and paintings of Yael -- Judith has a servant, and Yael doesn't.
Never send a minion to do a god's work.
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Dec 29, 2008 4:56:45 pm PST #8457 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Strix - Dec 29, 2008 4:57:10 pm PST #8458 of 10002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
You would have loved Purim. A whole holiday celebrating Esther, where little girls usually dress up like her. Plus, at many synagogues, a carnival where kids can win useless plastic junk!
Jesus, make me Jewish!
Also, linky to cutting-edge New Testament. Too bad it's only NT -- I'm thinking the OT is WAY more chicktastic. [link]
Jesse - Dec 29, 2008 4:59:19 pm PST #8459 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Also, I thought Joseph married Mary anyway, even though it seemed like she was pregnant with another man's child, because he believed her that it was the son of God?
Yeah, he did, but in the Luke (I think) translation we were using it still said "betrothed" as they were getting ready to have the baby.
Another excellent point this priest made was that overnight shepards were probably shady characters, so what must THAT have been like, these random guys showing up in the shed where you've just had a baby??
Strix - Dec 29, 2008 5:00:25 pm PST #8460 of 10002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Her servant. I don't think she has a name. But that's how you can tell the difference between paintings of Judith and paintings of Yael -- Judith has a servant, and Yael doesn't.
Was Judith a princess? Cause it seems that beheading someone with a nice sharp sword would require less handmaidenly help than driving a kebab through the skull! (Although, maybe the temple...?)
Strix - Dec 29, 2008 5:01:51 pm PST #8461 of 10002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
so what must THAT have been like, these random guys showing up in the shed where you've just had a baby??
Dude, they were performing the Sacred APGAR!
tommyrot - Dec 29, 2008 5:02:15 pm PST #8462 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Was Judith a princess?
Perhaps a warrior-princess?
Sophia Brooks - Dec 29, 2008 5:03:21 pm PST #8463 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Another excellent point this priest made was that overnight shepards were probably shady characters, so what must THAT have been like, these random guys showing up in the shed where you've just had a baby??
This is one of the reasons I love The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. The wrong side of the tracks girl was all like "Leave Mary alone! She just had a Baby in a BARN!!!!" Plus the wise men brough baby Jesus the food from their church christmas basket!
Hil R. - Dec 29, 2008 5:04:42 pm PST #8464 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
IIRC, Judith was the daughter of a priest.
Purim, in addition to costumes and carnivals, also has cookies, a public reading of the Book of Esther where everyone boos and stomps their feet and makes noise with noisemakers whenever the bad guy's name is read, and adults are supposed to get drunk. All in all, a fun holiday.
tommyrot - Dec 29, 2008 5:05:43 pm PST #8465 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
everyone boos and stomps their feet and makes noise with noisemakers whenever the bad guy's name is read, and adults are supposed to get drunk.
Dammit, Jews have all the fun!
Jesse - Dec 29, 2008 5:08:17 pm PST #8466 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Dude, they were performing the Sacred APGAR!
Ha!
This is one of the reasons I love The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. The wrong side of the tracks girl was all like "Leave Mary alone! She just had a Baby in a BARN!!!!" Plus the wise men brough baby Jesus the food from their church christmas basket!
Hee. My mother and I love that, too.