[PDF] The Life Of Herod eBook

Author : Peter Richardson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 48,34 MB
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1351670913

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Herod: King of the Jews and Friend of the Romans examines the life, work, and influence of this controversial figure, who remains the most highly visible of the Roman client kings under Augustus. Herod’s rule shaped the world in which Christianity arose and his influence can still be seen today. In this expanded second edition, additions to the original text include discussion of the archaeological evidence of Herod’s activity, his building program, numismatic evidence, and consideration of the roles and activities of other client kings in relation to Herod. This volume includes new maps and numerous photographs, and these coupled with the new additions to the text make this a valuable tool for those interested in the wider Roman world of the late first century BCE at both under- and postgraduate levels. Herod remains the definitive study of the life and activities of the king known traditionally as Herod the Great.

Author : Norman Gelb
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 31,5 MB
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1442210672

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Herod the Great, king of ancient Judea, was a brutal, ruthless, vindictive and dangerously high-strung tyrant. He had many of his subjects killed on suspicion of plotting against him and was accused of slaughtering children in Bethlehem when informed that a new king of the Jews had been born there. Among the victims of the murderous paranoia that ultimately drove him to the brink of insanity were his three oldest sons and the wife he loved most. But there was a crucial aspect to Herod’s character that has been largely ignored over the centuries. Norman Gelb explores how Herod transformed his formerly strive-ridden kingdom into a modernizing, economically thriving, orderly state of international significance and repute within the sprawling Roman Empire. This reassessment of Herod as ruler of Judaea introduces a striking contrast between a ruler’s infamy and his extraordinary laudable achievements. As this account shows, despite his horrific failings and ultimate mental unbalance, Herod was a fascinatingly complex, dynamic, and largely constructive statesman, a figure of great public accomplishment and one of the most underrated personalities of ancient times. History buffs and those interested in popular ancient history can are introduced to this ruthless tyrant and his victims.

Author : Aryeh Kasher
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 14,75 MB
Release : 2008-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3110200872

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The enigma of King Herod as a cruel bloodthirsty tyrant on the one hand, and a great builder on the other is discussed in a systematic modern historical and psychological study. It seeks to unravel the contradictory historic mystery of the man and his deeds. After A. Schalit's König Herodes, this study is a new comprehensive, pioneering study on the intriguing personality of Herod, also using the insights of psychology. Herod's mental state reached an acute level, consistent with the DSM-IV diagnosis for "Paranoid Personality Disorder". He grew up with an ambiguous identity and suffered from feelings of inferiority. Haunted by persecutory delusions, he executed almost any suspect of treason, including his wife and three sons. The Hebrew original text was Winner of the Ya'acov Bahat Prize for Non-Fiction Hebrew Literature for 2006.

Author : Adam Kolman Marshak
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 14,69 MB
Release : 2015-04-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0802866050

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An old, bloodthirsty tyrant hears from a group of Magi about the birth of the Messiah, king of the Jews. He vengefully sends his soldiers to Bethlehem with orders to kill all of the baby boys in the town in order to preserve his own throne. For most of the Western world, this is Herod the Great -- an icon of cruelty and evil, the epitome of a tyrant. Adam Kolman Marshak portrays Herod the Great quite differently, however, carefully drawing on historical, archaeological, and literary sources. Marshak shows how Herod successfully ruled over his turbulent kingdom by skillfully interacting with his various audiences -- Roman, Hellenistic, and Judaean -- in myriad ways. Herod was indeed a master in political self-presentation. Marshak's fascinating account chronicles how Herod moved from the bankrupt usurper he was at the beginning of his reign to a wealthy and powerful king who founded a dynasty and brought ancient Judaea to its greatest prominence and prosperity.

Author : Ehud Netzer
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 40,13 MB
Release : 2008-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0801036127

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A leading Israeli archaeologist surveys the architecture and urban design of Herod the Great, one of the most famous builders of the biblical world.

Author : Bruce Chilton
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 25,31 MB
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1506474284

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The Herods explores the Herodian rule from Herod the Great's father, Antipater, until the dynastic sunset with Bereniké, Herod's great-granddaughter, describing the theocratic aims that motivated Herod and his progeny, and the groups and factions within Judaism and Christianity that often defined themselves in opposition to the Herodian project.

Author : Harold W. Hoehner
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 39,57 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0310422515

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A work about Herod Antipas' political career.

Author : Samuel Rocca
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 39,77 MB
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1498224547

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Samuel Rocca, born in 1968, earned his PhD in 2006. Since 2000, he worked as a college and high school teacher at The Neri Bloomfield College of Design & Teacher Training, Haifa; at the Talpiot College, Tel Aviv since 2005, and at the Faculty of Architecture at the Judaea and Samaria College, Ariel since 2006.

Author : Flavius Josephus
Publisher : Alpha Edition
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 34,65 MB
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9789355399960

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The book, "" Antiquities of the Jews; Book - XVII "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.