• Last lesson:
    • Adventures of Aristobulus II
    • Herodian Dynasty solidifies
    • The last Hasmonean
    • The reign of Herod the Great, Part 1
  • This lesson:
    • More aspects of Herod’s rule
    • The temple renovations by Herod
    • How Jerusalem of Herod’s day appeared
  • Herod the opportunist
    • Struggle between Marc Antony and Octavius
      • Sides with the loser
      • Might have lost his head
    • Built a city to honor Augustus Caesar
      • Caesarea Maritima – port city where there was no port
      • Extensive construction of deep water port
      • City with temple to all the Roman gods
      • Became regional Roman capital
  • Political moves
    • Made attempts to stay in the Jews’ favor
      • Married Mariamne (II)
        • Daughter of the son of a Zadokite priest
        • Appointed new father in law as high priest
      • Temporary reinstatement of Zadokite priesthood
      • Renovated the temple
    • Heavy-handedness betrayed efforts
      • Secret police
      • Political executions
      • Personal conduct
      • Placation of the Hellenists and Romans
  • Slaughter of innocents
    • Term used to denote killing of infants
      • Matthew 2:1-12
      • Herod had already shows to be paranoid of competition
      • Event not of political importance to Rome
    • Possibly unnoticed by much of Judea
    • Josephus either ignorant or disregarded
      • Pharisee
      • Wrote little outside palace and empire affairs
  • Herod dies shortly after birth of Jesus
    • Matthew 2:13-15 (Hosea 11:1)
    • In Jericho
    • Extremely painful disease
      • Attempted suicide
      • Died a few days later
    • Buried in Herodium
  • Some effects of Herod’s rule
    • Imposed Roman rule
    • Afforded exceptional infrastructure
    • Embittered Jews against him
    • Fomented revolt
  • Coming weeks
    • Role of women in Jewish society
    • Social strata of Jerusalem
    • Religious sects
    • Purification
    • Laws of the Sabbath
  • Homework!
    • Genesis 22:15-19
    • Judges 13
    • I Samuel 1:1-20
    • Psalms 105:24
    • Jeremiah 23:3
    • Ezekiel 36:8-14