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<blockquote>"Look at their pride, and send your wrath upon their heads. Give to me, a widow, the strong hand to do what I plan. By the deceit of my lips strike down the slave with the prince and the prince with his servant; <u>crush their arrogance by the hand of a woman | <blockquote>"Look at their pride, and send your wrath upon their heads. Give to me, a widow, the strong hand to do what I plan. By the deceit of my lips strike down the slave with the prince and the prince with his servant; <u>crush their arrogance by the hand of a woman." — The Book of Judith 9:9-10 </blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>"The mountains will be soaked with their blood, and the valleys will be filled with their corpses." — The Book of Judith 6:4 </blockquote> | <blockquote>"The mountains will be soaked with their blood, and the valleys will be filled with their corpses." — The Book of Judith 6:4 </blockquote> | ||
Revision as of 22:45, 18 February 2026
Show Notes
Get ready, Theophiloi, because it's time for a tightly plotted heist story about our favorite Deuterocanonical heroine, Judith! We'll be heading into a slice of the Apocrypha with some sharp commentary that cuts right to the good stuff. Get to listening, chop chop! Plus: Some very good and suggestions for improving Hanukkah that you can implement in your own celebrations!
Topics of discussion: The ironies (all of them), Doubting Tomax, a prelude to Martinmas, St. Isadore the Hedgehog, an extended digression about Simon Magus and Avril Lavigne, The RAMBAN, Antilebanon, the Cracker Barrel Master Mold, earth and water, the most boss flex in the entire Bible, getting captured on purpose, Alfred, cheese plots, a Comic-Con of soldiers, and whether Holofernes was just a foot guy.
Hymnal: "Heads Will Roll" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Offertory: If you enjoy the show, head to ko-fi.com/apocrypals and send us a love offering! We absolutely appreciate it!
Opening Verse
For their mighty one did not fall by the hands of the young men, nor did the sons of the Titans strike him down, nor did tall giants set upon him, but Judith, daughter of Merari, with the beauty of her countenance, undid him.
— The Book of Judith 16:6
Favorite Verses
"Look at their pride, and send your wrath upon their heads. Give to me, a widow, the strong hand to do what I plan. By the deceit of my lips strike down the slave with the prince and the prince with his servant; crush their arrogance by the hand of a woman." — The Book of Judith 9:9-10
"The mountains will be soaked with their blood, and the valleys will be filled with their corpses." — The Book of Judith 6:4
"Then Judith said to them, 'Listen to me. I am about to do something that will go down through all generations of our people.'" — The Book of Judith 8:32
"O Lord God of all might, look in this hour on the work of my hands for the exaltation of Jerusalem. 5 Now indeed is the time to help your heritage and to carry out my design to destroy the enemies who have risen up against us." — The Book of Judith 13:4-5
Music
Heads Will Roll by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Choice Quotes
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