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Preview: ... from its present ruler. Herod saw that the way to rule his new kingdom was to rule in harmony with the Jews instead of treating them like the captives they were.  He saw that instead of opposing their every belief and idea it would be easier to rule while allowing the Jews to resume their practices, beliefs and traditions. While managing to remain loyal to Rome, Herod still was able to allow the Jews to re-establish Jewish practices.  He brought back Jewish religious leaders and began an extensive building program that included the rebuilding and restoration of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. This was and still the most religious sight n Judaism where the Ark of Covenant had be ...

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Preview: ... at the well is appalled when Jesus sits to speak with her.  When the Roman’s conquer the western world, then, and place Herod the Great on the throne of Judea, the Jews do not fail to notice that he is Idumean. That is, though he claimed to be a Jew, he was undoubtedly not Jewish. In fact, the Idumeans, though descendents of Abraham, were descended from Esau and not from Jacob, the true patriarch.  Herod the Great, husband of 10 wives, represented everything that Ezra had stood against. He was a great builder, constructing pagan temples, theaters, and most notably, the Temple in Jerusalem, began in 19BC. He worked to Hellenize his people and to turn them from their conservative and fundamental adherence to their law.  To some extent, he was successful. Under Herod the Great, the Jews were given the right to practice their relig ...

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Preview: ... e and fundamental adherence to their law. To some extent, he was successful. Under Herod the Great, the Jews were given the right to practice their religion, which effectively indebted them to the Romans. In fact, fear of losing this status was one of the motivating factors behind the plot to kill Jesus. Herod the Great, however, would always be hated by his Jewish subjects. Not only because of his failure to be Jewish, but also because of his cruelty to the Jews. Matthew 2:3 records: “When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.” The New Testament records the slaughter of infants that Herod the Great commanded in order that the baby King of the Jews would not take his power. The beginning of his rule ended the Hasmonean dynasty, begun by Simon Maccabaeus, and he carefully assassinated any poss ...

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Preview: ... the well is appalled when Jesus sits to speak with her.  When the Romans conquered the western world, then, and place Herod the Great on the throne of Judea, the Jews do not fail to notice that he is Idumean. That is, though he claimed to be a Jew, he was undoubtedly not Jewish. In fact, the Idumeans, though descendents of Abraham, were descended from Esau and not from Jacob, the true patriarch.  Herod the Great, husband of 10 wives, represented everything that ...

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Preview: ... ng their nation. This emphasis on preserving their ethnic purity and identity has a strong influence on what is to follow. These ethnocentric ideas are prominent throughout the New Testament. For instance, Peter argues with God, saying that it is unlawful for him to visit the house of a gentile (i.e., Cornelius), and the Samaritan woman at the well is appalled when Jesus sits to speak with her. When the Roman’s conquer the western world, then, and place Herod the Great on the throne of Judea, the Jews do not fail to notice that he is Idumean. That is, though he claimed to be a Jew, he was undoubtedly not Jewish. In fact, the Idumeans, though descendents of Abraham, were descended from Esau and not from Jacob, the true patriarch. Herod the Great, husband of 10 wives, represented everything that Ezra had stood against. He was a great builder, constructing pagan temples, theaters, and most no ...

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Preview: ... and the other leaders command the people to divorce themselves from their foreign wives and from the foreign people surrounding their nation. This emphasis on preserving their ethnic purity and identity has a strong influence on what is to follow. These ethnocentric ideas are prominent throughout the New Testament. For instance, Peter argues with God, saying that it is unlawful for him to visit the house of a gentile (i.e., Cornelius), and the Samaritan woman at the well is appalled when Jesus sits to speak with her. When the Roman’s conquer the western world, then, and place Herod the Great on the throne of Judea, the Jews do not fail to notice that he is Idumean. That is, though he claimed to be a Jew, he was undoubtedly not Jewish. In fact, the Idumeans, though descendents of Abraham, were descended from Esau and not fro ...

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