The council of trent (1546) included judith in the canon; Thus it is one of the seven deuterocanonical books. Inner-biblical references are noteworthy:

Judith is celebrated for her bravery, faith, and cunning, which led to the deliverance of her people from the threat of the assyrian general holofernes. The book of judith is believed to have been written Ò€¦ The book of judith is a deuterocanonical book included in the septuagint and the catholic, eastern orthodox, oriental orthodox, and church of the east old testament of the bible but excluded from Ò€¦ The book of judith is similar to the biblical book of esther in that it also describes how a woman saved her people from impending massacre by her cunning and daring.