Download or read book The Life and Times of Herod the Great written by Stewart Perowne and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life and Times of Herod the Great written by Stewart Perowne and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Josephus as a source, presents Herod the Great and the times in which he lived. Contains a chronological table of the time.
Download or read book Herod the Great written by Norman Gelb and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Life and Times of Herod the Great as Connected Historically and Prophetically written by William M. WILLETT and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Herod the Great written by Jerry Knoblet and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2005 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extraordinary book explores the personal history of Herod the Great. It considers Herod's life in the context of his relationship with the Jewish people and the Gospel account of Jesus Christ. A "great" man, Herod was a political genius who quickly turned the worst of situations into the greatest of opportunities. He rose above every situation that challenged him, even at his darkest hour. Nevertheless, Herod was beset with significant character flaws. His lust for power overwhelmed his sense of morality. Herod the Great measures the true nature of "greatness" upon the human psyche.
Download or read book Herod written by Peter Richardson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Life and Times of Herod the Great written by William Marinus Willett and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Many Faces of Herod the Great written by Adam Kolman Marshak and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-22 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Herodes der Gro e The life and times of Herod the Great dt written by Stewart Perowne and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Architecture of Herod the Great Builder written by Ehud Netzer and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading Israeli archaeologist surveys the architecture and urban design of Herod the Great, one of the most famous builders of the biblical world.
Download or read book Herod Antipas written by Harold W. Hoehner and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1980 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A work about Herod Antipas' political career.
Download or read book The Life and Times of Herod the Great written by William Marinus Willett and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Herod the Great written by Zora Neale Hurston and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2025-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A never before published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great—not the villain the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of valor and vision. In the 1950s, as a continuation of Moses, Man of the Mountain, Zora Neale Hurston penned a historical novel about one of the most infamous figures in the Bible, Herod the Great. In Hurston’s retelling, Herod is not the wicked ruler of the New Testament who is charged with the “slaughter of the innocents,” but the forerunner of Christ—a beloved king who enriched Jewish culture and brought prosperity and peace to Judea. From the peaks of triumph to the depths of human misery, the historical Herod “seemed to have been singled out by some deity and especially endowed to attract the zigzag lightning of fate,” Hurston writes. An intimate of both Marc Antony and Julius Caesar, the Judean king lived during the first century BCE, in a time of war and imperial expansion that was rife with political assassinations and bribery, as the old world gave way to the new. Portraying him within this vivid and dynamic world of antiquity, little known to modern readers, Hurston’s unfinished manuscript brings this complex, compelling, and misunderstood leader fully into focus. Hurston shared her findings about Herod’s rise, his reign, and his waning days in letters to friends and associates. Text from three of these letters concludes the manuscript in an intimate way. Scholar-Editor Deborah Plant’s "Commentary: A Story Finally Told" assesses Hurston’s pioneering work and underscores Hurston’s perspective that the first century has much to teach us, and the lens through which to view this dramatic and stirring era is the life and times of Herod the Great.
Download or read book Herod the Great written by Martin Goodman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid account of the political triumphs and domestic tragedies of the Jewish king Herod the Great during the turmoil of the Roman revolution "Herod the Great is typical of Yale's Jewish Lives series: short, clear, deeply knowledgeable, deeply illuminating."--Dominic Green, Wall Street Journal "Entertaining, outrageous and lurid as well as scholarly, authoritative and relevant."--Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Times (UK) Herod the Great (73-4 BCE) was a phenomenally energetic ruler who took advantage of the chaos of the Roman revolution to establish himself as a major figure in a changing Roman world and transform the landscape of Judaea. Both Jews and Christians developed myths about his cruelty and rashness: in Christian tradition he was cast as the tyrant who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents; in the Talmud, despite fond memories of his glorious Temple in Jerusalem, he was recalled as a persecutor of rabbis. The life of Herod is better documented than that of any other Jew from antiquity, and Martin Goodman examines the extensive literary and archaeological evidence to provide a vivid portrait of Herod in his sociopolitical context: his Idumaean origins, his installation by Rome as king of Judaea and cultivation of leading Romans, his massive architectural projects, and his presentation of himself as a Jew, most strikingly through the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple. Goodman argues that later stories depicting Herod as a monster derived from public interest in his execution of three of his sons after dramatic public trials foisted on him by a dynastic policy imposed by the Roman emperor.
Download or read book King Herod A Persecuted Persecutor written by Aryeh Kasher and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2008-09-25 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Herod the Great written by Robert Green and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 1996 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the life of the Judean king, who crushed a Jewish rebellion, aligned himself with Rome, and rebuilt the Temple of Jerusalem
Download or read book The Life and Times the Brilliance and Madness of Herod the Great King of Judea written by Robert Bohler, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herod the Great is a person of mystery. In an awful act of violence, he ordered the murder of the children in Bethlehem in an attempt to eliminate the child Jesus. This act of violence would characterize a life that used its power for many evil purposes. Yet Herod the Great was also brilliant, courageous, handsome, athletic, and charming. Particularly in his youth, he was a force to be reckoned with who won his kingdom by the strength of his courage and will. Herod will also live in one of the most interesting times in the history of the ancient world. He will personally know Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Caesar Augustus. He will be seduced by the famous Cleopatra but the one of the few who resisted her advances. His enemies said of him, "He stole the throne like a fox, ruled like a tiger, and died like a dog." Whatever else we can say about the life of Herod the Great, it was absolutely fascinating. It is this remarkable life that we explore in this book.
