Part of 9 Judith
9.5.1 General Background
The book of Judith was included in the Latin bible among the historical books in two principal textual forms: Vetus Latina (VL) and Vulgate (V). These textual forms differ substantially and some Latin bibles presented both sequentially. VL-Jdt is a literal translation of LXX-Jdt (9.3) made in North Africa ca. 200–300 C.E.1 V-J…