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- She twists the king’s fixation with her by using a dance (the “Dance of the Seven Veils”) to get what she wants: the head of John the Baptist on a platter, with which she can do whatever she desires without John’s protests (142-350). Terrified and scandalized by such behavior, King Herod orders her death (351).
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It is impossible to know exactly what kind of dance Salome did, but it was probably a suggestive dance similar to the belly dance. The “belly dance” goes back thousands of years. When it was first introduced to the American public at the Chicago World Fair in 1893, it was shocking to the late Victorian sensibilities.
Oct 31, 2022 · Salome was one of the Bible's most notorious femme fatales and has often been depicted as luring men to their deaths. Her infamous seductive dance for her stepfather, Herod Antipas, led to the death of John the Baptist.
Mar 1, 2024 · Overview of Salome’s story in the Bible; Who was Salome? The dance of Salome; Salome’s relationship with Herod and Herodias; Role of Salome in the death of John the Baptist; Legacy of Salome in Christianity and beyond
- Who Was Princess Salome?
- Loving The Wrong Man
- What Sort of Person Was Salome?
- Who Was Herodias, Mother of Salome?
- Who Was Herod Antipas, Who Feared John?
- What Were Salome’s Motives?
- What Happened to Salome afterwards?
- Main Themes of Salome’s Story?
- What Do The Names Mean?
- The Bible Text Mark 6:17-29
Salome was the daughter of Herod Philip and Herodias. 1. Her grand-father was the notorious King Herod, who executed most of his family and was said to have murdered the Innocents when Jesus was born. 2. Her mother was Herodias, King Herod’s grand-daughter (at the time it was considered normal for royals to marry close relatives). At the age of 14-...
Herodias had fallen deeply in love with her husband’s step-brother, Herod Antipas. What was wrong with that? In Jewish law, a marriage between them would be incestuous, but they went ahead anyway. Why was this dangerous? In doing so, they played into the hands of critics of the royal family, notably John the Baptiser. At the time there was an unrem...
The Greek words ‘to korasion’ were used to describe Salome. The words describe a well-born young woman of marriageable age. Ironically, these same words were also used in connection with the daughter of Jairus whom Jesus cured. These two young women were both of high social status, though from different worlds. The words ‘to korasion’ implied respe...
Herodias’ marriage to her first husband had not been a success, though it had produced Salome. Then she fell madly in love with Philip’s half-brother, and he with her. They broke every rule so that they could marry each other, and they faced social condemnation because of it. Herodias, being the woman in the situation, was blamed more than Antipas....
Antipas seems to have been insecure, both personally and politically. This is not surprising. His father Herod the Greathad been a brilliant madman. Among many other atrocities, he strangled his princess-wife Mariamme in a fit of jealousy (real or feigned?) and also murdered her two sons. Royal families seem to spawn the occasional madman, and the ...
Salome was a young woman whose mother Herodias was under attack from an outsider, John the Baptist. Her response was to be protective of her mother. She stood by her mother and the interests of the...Was Antipas attracted to her? If so, it may have made her uneasy, but she was shrewd enough to realise she could use it to her family’s advantage.In the end, Salome was as ruthless in disposing of an enemy as her grandfather Herod the Great had been. She was the lion’s cub.The gospels tell us nothing more about Salome, but history does. According to Josephus, the ancient Jewish historian, Salome married Philip the tetrarch and afterwards Aristobulus, the grandson of Herod and brother of Agrippa. (Josephus: Antiquities 18.5.4) She was what is nowadays called a ‘royal’, and seems to have had a long and comfortable life...
The misuse of power.John the Baptist made a valid objection of the marriage of Herod Antipas and his brother’s wife Herodias. For this he was punished with sudden death. Powerful people will not ac...Blaming women.History blames Herodias and her daughter Salome for the death of John the Baptist, but what about Herod Antipas? He was the one in charge, yet he shifted the blame onto them, the wome...Salome: from the Hebrew ‘shalom’, meaning ‘peace’ Herod and Herodias were both family names linked to the Greek word ‘heros‘, hero or warrior.
17 For Herod had sent and seized John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Hero’di-as, his brother Philip’s wife; because he had married her.18 For John said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19 And Hero’di-as had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him. But she could not, 20 for Herod feared John, knowing t...
Long-time Ruler of a Prosperous and Peaceful Judea Mentioned in Dead Sea Scrolls. By Kenneth Atkinson. When people hear the name Salome, they immediately think of the infamous dancing girl of the Gospels. Herod Antipas—the man Jesus denounced as a “fox”—had married his brother’s wife, Herodias. When John the Baptist denounced this ...
Jan 14, 2020 · Herodias was the half-niece of Herod II, who was, for a time, the presumptive heir of his father. Salome was their daughter. But when Herod II’s older brother, Antipater III, opposed his father’s choice of heir, Herod the Great put Herod II second in line of succession. But then Antipater was executed, and Antipater’s mother persuaded ...
By Győző Vörös. Salome danced at Machaerus. And John the Baptist was beheaded there. The gospel story is supplemented by the Jewish historian Josephus: It all began when Herod Antipas (King Herod the Great’s son who ruled Galilee and Perea between 4 B.C. and 39 A.D.; see the following article) lusted after his brother’s wife Herodias.
