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Marc Barnes and Star Plato discuss the strategic use of female beauty in the Book of Judith.

In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Star Plato continue their discussion of the book of Judith. Specifically, they discuss Judith's "strategy" of using her beauty to trick the Assyrians. What is the meaning and power of female beauty?We're running a last chance sale on our 2026 Conference "Man, Woman, Tyrant, Slave." Get your tickets now ! Subscribe to New Polity Magazine ! Read our essays. Check out our Catholic Social Teaching Masterclass .

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