The true Herod / Geza Vermes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vermès, Géza, 1924-2013, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--History--168 B.C.-135 A.D.

Jews.

Jews--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Herod I, King of Judea, 73 B.C.-4 B.C.

Herod.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Who was Herod the Great? How did he come to govern one of the most politically tumultuous regions in the world? Was he the heartless baby-killer of Matthew's Gospel, or does this popular tale do Herod a great disservice? Geza Vermes, whose work on the Historical Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls has made him one of the most recognisable names in Biblical and Jewish studies, provides a new portrait of Herod. Vermes examines Herod's legacy as a political leader, and a potentate, a man of culture, and an all-round smooth operator. Vermes opens up the fascinating character of Herod, from his sizable

Contents:

Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of illustrations; The main events of Roman history during Herod's age; Frontispiece; Prologue; Part One A bird's eye view of biblical history; 1 From King David to the start of the Hellenistic period; 2 From the arrival of Hellenization in Judaea to the outbreak of the Maccabaean uprising; 3 The Maccabee Trio: Judas - Jonathan - Simon; 4 The Hasmonaeans from John Hyrcanus to Mattathias Antigonus; John (Yohanan) Hyrcanus I (135-104 BCE)

Judah (Yehudah) Aristobulus I (104-103 BCE)Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonathan) (103-76 BCE); Salome (Shelamzion) Alexandra (76-67 BCE); Judas (Yehudah) Aristobulus II (67-63 BCE); John (Yehohanan) Hyrcanus II (63-40 BCE); Mattathiah (Mattathias) Antigonus (40-37 BCE); Part Two Herod the Great; Introduction; 5 Herod prior to his appointment as king (73/2-40 BCE); 6 Herod, king of the Jews (40-4 BCE); Herod consolidates his rule (37-25 BCE); Herod, the builder (25-13 BCE); Herod's decline (13-4 BCE); 7 Herod the Villain or Herod the Great?; The portrait of Herod; Herod's character

Evaluation of Herod's positive and negative achievementsHerod in literature and cinema; Part Three The descendants of Herod in the New Testament and Josephus; Introduction; 8 Herod Archelaus (4 BCE-6 CE); 9 Herod Antipas (4 BCE-39 CE); 10 Herod Philip (4 BCE-33/4 CE ); 11 Herod Agrippa I (41-44 CE ); 12 Herod of Chalcis (41-48 CE ); 13 Herod Agrippa II (50-92/3 or 100 CE ); Conclusion; Chronology of Herod's life and his successors; Notes; Bibliography; Image credits and copyrights; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-168) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-567-18657-1

0-567-48841-1