Jdt.

Religion abbreviation · Bible Book

Jdt. stands for Judith, a Bible book abbreviation.

Deuterocanonical book of 16 chapters in which Judith, a devout widow, saves her besieged town by entering the Assyrian camp and beheading the general Holofernes. It appears in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles and the Protestant Apocrypha.

Example: Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi both painted the scene from Jdt. 13.

Usage notes

SBL and Catholic Bibles use Jdt, which avoids confusion with Judg. (Judges) and Jude. The book mixes historical names from different eras, which suggests it is a didactic story rather than history. It is read in some Jewish communities in connection with Hanukkah.

Related abbreviations

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• Hag. – Haggai
• Heb. – Hebrews
• Hos. – Hosea
• Isa. – Isaiah
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• Jb – Job
• Jer. – Jeremiah
• Jl – Joel
• Jn – John
• Jon. – Jonah
• Josh. – Joshua
• Judg. – Judges

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