Herod: King of the Jews and Friend of the Romans (Studies on Personalities of the New Testament)

HEROD. King of the Jews and Friend of the Romans......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 7
MAPS......Page 11
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 12
CHRONOLOGY OF HEROD'S LIFE......Page 15
ABBREVIATIONS......Page 21
ROME: EXTRACT FROM THE ACTA DIURNA: Herod, Friend of Romans, Dead at Seventy......Page 29
PETRA: TRANSCRIPT OF HERALD'S REPORT: King Herod Dies......Page 32
JERUSALEM: JOURNAL, OBITUARY NOTICE: Herod, King of Judea, Joins His Fathers......Page 34
YODEFAT: REPORT OF POLICE AGENT ON A SPEECH BY JUDAS......Page 38
COMPETING VIEWS OF HEROD......Page 39
THE "GREAT"?......Page 40
THE EAGLE, OR ECLIPSE OF A KING......Page 43
DEATH OF A KING......Page 46
FAMILY SQUABBLES IN ROME......Page 48
AUGUSTUS'S INDECISION......Page 53
THE DELEGATIONS' EVALUATIONS......Page 58
HEROD'S WILLS......Page 61
Will Two......Page 62
Will Five......Page 63
Will Seven......Page 64
Herod's Intentions......Page 65
Dowry......Page 66
Inheritance......Page 67
GENEALOGY AND DESCENT......Page 68
Family Tree......Page 69
Exogamy......Page 71
Divorce......Page 72
CONCLUSION......Page 73
Appendix. HEROD'S FAMILY TREE......Page 74
INTRODUCTION......Page 80
IDUMAEANS......Page 82
NABATEANS......Page 90
ITURAEANS......Page 96
HASMONEANS......Page 101
HYRCANUS II AND ARISTOBULUS II......Page 104
ANTIPATER......Page 106
SYRIA......Page 109
DEPENDENT KINGDOMS......Page 111
THE DECAPOLIS......Page 116
THE COASTAL CITIES......Page 119
POMPEY, GABINIUS, AND ANTIPATER's RISE TO POWER......Page 123
CAESAR, CASSIUS, ANTIPATER, AND ROMAN TROUBLES......Page 131
HEROD AND HIS TRIAL......Page 136
CIVIL WAR......Page 141
PARTHIA......Page 147
HEROD AND ANTIGONUS......Page 149
KING OF JUDEA......Page 157
GALILEE......Page 159
JUDEA......Page 162
SAMARITIS......Page 165
GAULANITIS, BATANEA, AURANITIS, AND TRACHONITIS......Page 167
PERAEA......Page 170
CONCLUSION......Page 172
[Maps]......Page 174
UP TO JERUSALEM: THE FIRST SEASON'S CAMPAIGN......Page 181
UP TO JERUSALEM: THE SECOND SEASON'S CAMPAIGN......Page 184
THE BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM......Page 186
ALEXANDRA, CLEOPATRA, AND THE DEATH OF ARISTOBULUS III......Page 190
THE NABATEAN WAR......Page 193
THE END OF HYRCANUS II......Page 197
HEROD AND OCTAVIAN AT RHODES......Page 199
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION......Page 202
MAJOR PROJECTS......Page 205
FORTRESSES AND PALACES......Page 207
RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS......Page 211
CULTURAL BUILDINGS......Page 214
COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE......Page 216
STRATEGY AND RATIONALE......Page 219
CONCLUDING COMMENTS......Page 223
A. In Jerusalem......Page 225
B. In His Own Territory......Page 226
D. In Asia Minor and Greece (mostly 14 BCE on occasion of visitwith Marcus Agrippa)......Page 229
INSCRIPTIONS......Page 231
COINS......Page 239
CONCLUSION......Page 243
THE DEATH Of MARIAMME......Page 244
APPENDED NOTE......Page 246
THE DEATHS OF ALEXANDRA AND COSTOBAR......Page 248
JUDEAN SOCIETY......Page 250
HEROD AND AUGUSTUS......Page 254
INTERNAL MATTERS......Page 262
TO ROME......Page 267
INTRODUCTION......Page 268
HEROD AND THE TEMPLE......Page 269
JOSEPHUS'S ACCOUNT OF HEROD AND THE TEMPLE......Page 275
HEROD AND GROUPS OR PARTIES......Page 277
Herod and Brigands......Page 278
Herod and Sadducees......Page 280
Herod and Pharisees......Page 282
Herod and Essenes......Page 284
Herod and Herodians......Page 287
CONCLUSION......Page 288
AUGUSTUS, MARCUS AGRIPPA, AND HEROD......Page 290
THE DIASPORA......Page 292
A SYNAGOGUE IN ROME?......Page 294
THE DECREES......Page 297
SUIT OF THE IONIAN JEWS......Page 298
BENEFACTIONS......Page 300
THE HOUSEHOLD......Page 301
TO ROME AGAIN......Page 306
THE NABATEAN WAR (12-9 BCE)......Page 307
IN JERUSALEM......Page 309
ARCHELAUS, EURYCLES, AND EUNUCHS......Page 312
THE EXECUTION OF ALEXANDER AND ARISTOBULUS......Page 314
ANTIPATER......Page 316
HEROD: THE BIRTH OF JESUS AND THE MASSACRE OF THE CHILDREN......Page 323
ARCHELAUS OF JUDEA, THE THRONE CLAIMANT, AND QUIRINIUS'S CENSUS......Page 326
PHILIP OF BATANEA, AURANITIS, GAULANITIS, TRACHONITIS, AND ITUREA......Page 329
ANTIPAS: THE DEATHS OF JOHN AND JESUS......Page 333
THE HERODIAN FAMILY......Page 341
14. "The Achievements of King Herod" (4 BCE)......Page 343
PRIMARY SOURCES......Page 347
REFERENCE WORKS......Page 349
THE HERODS AND CHRISTIANITY......Page 350
ARCHAEOLOGY, ICONOGRAPHY, AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE NEAR EAST......Page 352
GEOGRAPHY AND ETHNOLOGY OF THE NEAR EAST......Page 354
JUDEAN SOCIETY......Page 355
SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE JEWS......Page 356
ROMAN HISTORY......Page 357
INDEX OF REFERENCES TO ANCIENT TEXTS......Page 359
INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS......Page 373
INDEX OF PLACES......Page 377
INDEX OF SUBJECTS......Page 383