volume 15, issue 2, 2023, pages 151-186

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsBJOL4516
Published online: 2023-12-01
Published in print: 2023-12-30

Abstract: In the Judith story, Judith is the only character who owns two different living spaces. While already possessing a house, she built a tent for herself. Judith’s status as a widow and her devout lifestyle are not satisfactory explanations of the special need for such a structure. By the narrative analysis of Judith’s and Holofernes’ tents and by their comparison as paired-up narrative spaces, the paper interprets the existence of Judith’s tent as the military attribute befitting her special role as God’s warrior. The study also demonstrates that the lexemic ambiguity of the designation ἡ σκηνή relates to the narrative ambiguity of the two tents and their owners.