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6 days ago · Hurston places Herod within a new context for today's readers in The Life of Herod the Great. The new novel will also include Hurston's letters to friends and an endnote, entitled “Commentary: A Story Finally Told,” by scholar Deborah Plant, "underscoring Hurston’s point about how reimagining figures from the past can address the troubles we experience today," according to the publisher.
Jun 21, 2024 · Herod the Great: 1 n king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC) Synonyms: Herod Example of: Rex , king , male monarch a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
4 days ago · Michael Dumper. Jerusalem - Roman Rule, History, Holy City: For some time Rome had been expanding its authority in Asia, and in 63 bce the Roman triumvir Pompey the Great captured Jerusalem. A clash with Jewish nationalism was averted for a while by the political skill of a remarkable family whose most illustrious member was Herod the Great.
4 days ago · After Jesus’ birth, King Herod the Great of Judea – named “king of the Jews” by the Roman Senate – learned of this “newborn king of the Jews” from the Magi. Troubled by the news, he deceivingly asked the Magi to report back to him Jesus’ location “that I too may go and do him homage.”
6 days ago · “Herod” is Herod Antipas, one of Herod the Great’s three sons. Herod the Great, who tried to murder Jesus in his Infancy, had three boys who survived (he killed his wife and some children, too). The Romans made the three boys “tetrarchs,” something like regional administrators. Herod Antipas ruled Galilee.
3 days ago · Constantine I (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. [h] He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing Christian practice and ceasing Christian persecution in a period referred to as the Constantinian shift . [4]
4 days ago · Maiysha Kai. In the soon-to-be-published “The Life of Herod the Great,” Zora Neale Hurston reframes one of the Bible’s greatest villains. Over 60 years after her death, Zora Neale Hurston ...
