60-Herod-Endnotes



	HEROD ANTIPAS� ENDNOTES OF SCHOLARLY SOURCES *{Where Document name is cited first, it is Quoted}*

[1]�� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BK 14, 7:3; BK 17, 3:1; 8:1 - Herod the Great's father was Idumean (Edomite) and his mother Jewish.� Herod the Great married a Samaritan woman who bore him Archelaus [who ruled when Jesus came out of Egypt and was banished when Jesus was 12], and his brother Antipas who became procurator of Galilee.�

[2]�� THE BIBLE, LUKE 22:66 - When it was morning, the religious leaders of the people and the high priests and scholars all got together and brought him before their High Council.

[3]�� THE BIBLE, LUKE 22:68-69 - He answered, "If I said yes, you wouldn't believe me.� If I asked what you meant by your question, you wouldn't answer me.� So here's what I have to say:� From here on the Son of Man takes his place at God's right hand, the place of power."

[4]�� LUKE 22:70; EXODUS 3:14-15 - They all said, "So you admit your claim to be the Son of God?"� "You're the ones who keep saying it," he said...." 'The Sovereign God,' " was the reply.� "Just say, 'I AM has sent me!'....(This is my eternal name, to be used throughout all generations.)"

[5]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 18:28a - They led Jesus then from Caiaphas to the Roman governor's palace.

[6]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 18:28b-29 - It was early morning.� They themselves didn't enter the palace because they didn't want to be disqualified from eating the Passover.� So Pilate came out to them and spoke.� "What charge do you bring against this man?"

[7]�� THE BIBLE, LUKE 23:1-2 - Then they all took Jesus to Pilate and began to bring up charges against him.� They said, "We found this man undermining our law and order, forbidding taxes to be paid to Caesar, setting himself up as Messiah-King."

[8]�� THE BIBLE, LUKE 23:3 - Pilate asked him, "Is this true that you're 'King of the Jews'?"� "Those are your words, not mine," Jesus replied.

[9]�� THE BIBLE, LUKE 23:4-5 - Pilate told the high priests and the accompanying crowd, "I find nothing wrong here.� He seems harmless enough to me."� But they were vehement.� "He's stirring up unrest among the people with his teaching, disturbing the peace everywhere, starting in Galilee and now all through Judea.� He's a dangerous man, endangering the peace."

[10]�� THE BIBLE, LUKE 23:6-7 - when Pilate heard that, he asked, "So, he's a Galilean?"� Realizing that he properly came under Herod's jurisdiction, he passed the buck to Herod, who just happened to be in Jerusalem for a few days.

[11]�� THE BIBLE, LUKE 23:8 - Herod was delighted when Jesus showed up.� He had wanted for a long time to see him, he'd heard so much about him.� He hoped to see him do something spectacular.

[12]�� THE BIBLE, LUKE 1:30-31, 36a, 60b - But the angel assured her, "Mary, you have nothing to fear.� God has a surprise for you:� You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus....And did you know that your cousin Elizabeth conceived a son, old as she is....He is to be called John." � SEE ALSO VOLUME I, ANGEL SONG, "Bastion of Barrenness"

[13]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 14:1-5 - At about this time, Herod, the regional ruler, heard what was being said about Jesus.� He said to his servants, "This has to be John the Baptizer come back from the dead.� That's why he's able to work miracles!"� Herod had arrested John, put him in chains, and sent him to prison to placate Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.� John had provoked Herod by naming his relationship with Herodias "adultery."� Herod wanted to kill him, but he was afraid because so many people revered John as a prophet of God.

[14]�� SEE VOLUME IV, FOLK HERO, "Gates of Glory"

[15]�� THE BIBLE, MARK 6:16-20 - Herod wouldn't budge:� "It's John, sure enough.� I cut off his head, and now he's back, alive."� Herod was the one who ordered the arrest of John, put him in chains, and sent him to prison at the nagging of Herodias....Herodias, smoldering with hate, wanted to kill him, but didn't dare because Herod was in awe of John.� Convinced that he was a holy man, he gave him special treatment.� Whenever he listened to him he was miserable with guilt ~ and yet he couldn't stay away.� Something in John kept pulling him back.

[16]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 14:9-10 - That sobered the king up fast.� Unwilling to lose face with his guests, he did it ~ ordered John's head cut off and presented to the girl on a platter.

[16]�� SEE VOLUME I, ANGEL SONG, "Two Fathers, One Son"

[18]�� THE BIBLE, LUKE 23:9 - He peppered him with questions.� Jesus didn't answer ~ not one word.

[19]�� THE BIBLE, LUKE 13:31-32 - Just then some Pharisees came up and said, "Run for your life!� Herod's on the hunt.� He's out to kill you!"� Jesus said, "Tell that fox that I've no time for him right now.� Today and tomorrow I'm busy clearing out the demons and healing the sick; the third day I'm wrapping things up."

[20]�� THE BIBLE, LUKE 23:10 - But the high priests and religion scholars were right there, saying their piece, strident and shrill in their accusations.

[21]�� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BK. 17, 8:1 - When he [Herod the Great] had done these things,he died...having reigned...since he had been declared king by the Romans, thirty-seven [years].

[22]�� ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BK 15, 7:4,5; BK 16, 11:7 - She [Miriamne] showed her contempt of him...that he had caused her grandfather and her brother to be slain....She went to her death unshaken...and without changing the colour of her face....Alexander and Aristobulus were brought...by their father's command and strangled.

[23]�� ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BK 17, 7:7 - Hereupon Herod...cried out, and beat his head, although he was at death's door, and raised himself upon his elbow, and...commanded them to kill Antipater.

[24]�� THE BIBLE, ISAIAH 50:6-7 - I give my...cheeks to those who pull out the beard.� I do not hide from shame ~ they spit in my face.� Because the Lord God helps me, I will not be dismayed; therefore, I have set my face like flint to do his will, and I know that I will triumph.

[25]�� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BK. 17, 8:1 - And now Herod [the Great] altered his testament upon the alteration of his mind; for he appointed Antipas [son Herod] to be tetrarch of Galilee and Berea, and granted the kingdom to Archelaus [Antipas' brother].

[26]�� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BK. 18, 7:1-2 - [Brother-in-law Agrippa] fled away from his creditors by sea, he now returned a king....[Herod went] to Rome...for the obtaining of a kingdom....[Caesar] Caius took away from him his tetrarchy...also gave Herod's money...a perpetual banishment...Gaul.

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