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>> josephus describes in detail herod's journey from courtier to king. >> herod first comes to our attention as a young courtier in his father's administration and herod originally is appointed a local governor in galilee. >> but in 40 b.c., there is an uprising in jerusalem. >> after the pantheons have taken over jerusalem, herod gathers his mother and his mother-in-law and his wife and flees the city. >> in the judean desert, herod is attacked. >> so josephus records herod turns and faces the enemy. >> herod wins in josephus narration a dramatic victory

We know it from christmas plays in schools. we know it how it's retold in churches. it's very much the christian imagination, rather than the totality of who he was. >> to understand the man behind the legend, we need to look at the writing of jewish historian josephus. >> it's a priest of supposedly hasmonean stock. also of the great jewish war. within those histories of the jewish people, herod receives prominent attention. >> josephus fills in all sorts of fascinating details about herod and tells us the details of his family, his political successes, political disasters and so on. >> josep...

King. >> herod first comes to our attention as a young courtier in his father's administration and herod originally is appointed a local governor in galilee. >> but in 40 b.c., there is an uprising in jerusalem. >> after the parthions have taken over jerusalem, herod gathers his mother and his mother-in-law and his wife and flees the city. >> in the judean desert, herod is attacked. >> so josephus records herod turns and faces the enemy. >> herod wins in josephus