Who Was Herod the Great?

Herod the Great is one of the most complex and notorious figures in History, and although he is only mentioned briefly in Matthew 2, he and his offspring play into so many of the events in the Gospels and the Book of Acts that we need to understand as much as Herod’s family tree

References

Lightfoot: Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Hebraica

Netzer: The Architecture of Herod the Great Builder

Cohen: The Beginnings of Jewishness, and From the Maccabees to the Mishnah

Skarsaune: In the Shadow of the Temple

Schurer: A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ, First Division: Vol I and II

France: The New International Commentary on the New Testament: The Gospel of Matthew

Josephus: Antiquities of the Jews and The Jewish Wars