Four of Herod’s sons, a grandson, great-grandson, and various granddaughters appear in the Biblical accounts. They all play important roles in the world of first-century politics, and when we understand them as real people, their interactions with John the Baptist, Yeshua (Jesus) and the apostles make a lot more sense. Fortunately, as with Herod the Great, we know a great deal about them from first-century historians outside of the Bible. This will be a Pg/PG-13 teaching because we will be talking about violence and wife-stealing. References are listed below the video.
References:
Josephus: Antiquities of the Jews Book 17, 18 and 19 and The Jewish Wars Book 2
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
