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Feb 13, 2020 · King Herod the Great (or Herod I) was a leader empowered by the Roman Empire to govern Judea (reigned 37 BC – 4 BC). He was an ample politician and got along well with Israel’s Roman conquerors by having a reputation as someone who could “get things done.”
The early church writer Justin Martyr (lived c. 100 to 165 A.D.) challenged his readers to look up the records of the Romans about certain details concerning the life of Jesus.
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Jan 14, 2024 · The Romans were one of the great civilizations of ancient history, ruling over a vast empire that stretched from modern-day England to Egypt. The Roman Empire occupies a prominent place in the biblical narrative, existing as a dominant pagan force during the time of Jesus.
In the case of Judea, this king was Herod the Great, who was installed as king of the Jews by the Roman Senate in 37 B.C. Herod had married into the Hasmonean Dynasty through Mariamne I, though his father, Antipater, was Idumean (Edomite).
Mar 3, 2020 · Though Pilate may have been hesitant to have Jesus killed, the sign nailed to Jesus’ cross was surely a powerful statement about what happened to those who dared oppose Rome’s rule. “ The King of the Jews ” was written on a sign above Him, a clear indication exactly what sort of respect Rome had for any Jewish “king.”
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Feb 10, 2021 · Jesus’ Jerusalem was divided against itself, as well as against the Romans. The Jewish Historian Josephus tells us that Jewish philosophy at this time was divided into three important sects : The Pharisees , the Sadducees , and the Essenes .
Shortly after Coponius was made the first governor of Judea in AD 6, Judas of Gamala, also called “Judas the Galilean,” and a Pharisee named Zadduk began to teach that the tribute levied on Judea by Rome was nothing other than the Roman enslavement of the Jewish people.
