Charles River Editors
ASIN: B00YODOUBY
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 50
*Includes pictures*Includes Gospel accounts of the history*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsHerod is one of the more well-known characters of the Bible, as even those with a limited knowledge of the Bible will recognize the name and maybe have some idea of who Herod was. One of the most popular stories, known even to non-Christians, is “Herod’s slaying of the Innocents,” a gruesome part of the Christmas story. Others who may know a little bit more about the Bible will know of the accounts of Herod and John the Baptist, Herod and Jesus, Herod who was eaten by worms and maybe even Herod and Paul.Although Herod doesn’t appear in the Bible very often, it is at critical junctures in New Testament history that readers come across the name, and a casual reader of the Bible might incorrectly assume that each time the name “Herod” is ...