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Susanna and the Elders by Artemisia Gentileschi. Susanna (/ s u ˈ z æ n ə /; Hebrew: שׁוֹשַׁנָּה, Modern: Šōšanna, Tiberian: Šōšannā: "lily"), also called Susanna and the Elders, is a narrative included in the Book of Daniel (as chapter 13) by the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Susanna (HWV 66) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, in English. The libretto had been questionably attributed to Newburgh Hamilton but is now thought to have been penned by the poet/playwright Moses Mendes (d.1758). [1] The story is based on that of Susanna in chapter 13 of the Book of Daniel in the Bible.
Susanna had gone out to the garden one day to bathe. The elders were hiding in the garden. [3] They demanded sexual favors from her, [3] which she refused. The men threatened to ruin her reputation, but Susanna held fast. [3] The two elders then falsely accused Susanna of adultery – a crime that was punishable by death. [1]
P. Köln Theol. 37v (Susanna 62a-62b)Papyrus 967 (also signed as TM 61933, LDAB 3090) is a 3rd-century CE [1] biblical manuscript, discovered in 1931. It is notable for containing fragments of the original Septuagint text of the Book of Daniel, which was completely superseded by a revised text by the end of the 4th century and elsewhere survives only in Syriac translation and in Codex ...
The Eastern Orthodox Church include Susanna in the List of Myrrhbearers the female disciples of Jesus who came to his tomb to anoint his body with myrrh oils but found the tomb empty. [4] Although Susanna is not included in the Old and Revised Roman Martyrology. She is still venerated as a Saint by the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church.
In some Greek Bibles, the Prayer and the Song appear in an appendix to the book of Psalms. [2] Susanna and the Elders: before Daniel 1:1, a prologue in early Greek manuscripts; chapter 13 in the Vulgate. This episode, along with Bel and the Dragon, is one of "the two earliest examples" of a detective story, according to Christopher Booker.
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Jake and Callahan enter with weapons raised, while Susannah-Mia is giving birth in Fedic, a town in Thunderclap. Segments of Stephen King's diary, which encompass the period from 1977 to 1999, are shown. The diary details King's writing of the first four books of the Dark Tower story. This process stops when Stephen King dies on June 19, 1999.