Herod King Of The Jews And Fri
This book provides a stunning look at the king who had an extraordinary impact on Roman-era Palestine. The author integrates historical, archaeological, and social analyses, writing with clarity and enthusiasm for his subject. The charts, maps and diagrams make this a very accessible tool for use in the classroom. Richardson portrays Herod in the complexity of his Judean and Roman frameworks.
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This book provides a stunning look at the king who had an extraordinary impact on Roman-era Palestine. The author integrates historical, archaeological, and social analyses, writing with clarity and enthusiasm for his subject. The charts, maps and diagrams make this a very accessible tool for use in the classroom. Richardson portrays Herod in the complexity of his Judean and Roman frameworks. Society of Biblical Literature - Rebecca Gray ...[A] portrait of Herod that is considerably richer and more generous than the standard one. The book makes an especially important contribution to the understanding of Herod s religious convictions, broadly conceived....In general, the book is a model of what can be achieved through careful integration of sources of various types, attention to detail and to historical context, and fair-minded interpretation. It will be of interest to anyone concerned with the history of Jewish Palestine in the late Second-Temple period.
\ Rebecca Gray...[A] portrait of Herod that is considerably richer and more generous than the standard one. The book makes an especially important contribution to the understanding of Herod’s religious convictions, broadly conceived....In general, the book is a model of what can be achieved through careful integration of sources of various types, attention to detail and to historical context, and fair-minded interpretation. It will be of interest to anyone concerned with the history of Jewish Palestine in the late Second-Temple period.\ — Society of Biblical Literature\ \
