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HBH 55: The Gruesome Wretched Death of Herod the Great

Feb 27, 2024 · 29m 33s
HBH 55: The Gruesome Wretched Death of Herod the Great
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He's one of the most reviled people in Western history -- a man whose cruelty, jealousy, and violence are proverbial. And yet his legacy is much more nuanced, his person...

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He's one of the most reviled people in Western history -- a man whose cruelty, jealousy, and violence are proverbial. And yet his legacy is much more nuanced, his person more complicated than most of us know.

One thing that is not in question is that he died a miserable death; in pain, angry, and resentful. Was it, as Josephus said, divine justice? Was it foul play?

Spoiler: as bad as it was, it appears to have been neither, and can be easily explained.
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