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Bezig met laden... The Many Faces of Herod the Greatdoor Adam Kolman Marshak
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. When we visited Israel earlier this year, I was struck at the awe-inspiring projects built by Herod the Great - Masada and Caesarea besides the Jerusalem Temple - all tremendous projects of amazing engineering skills. And he was able to do these, and more, while still sending the required money to Rome. I had only seen the evil aspects of late Herod in the birth story of Jesus, but they expanded my view and this book does even more. He was the ultimate political chameleon who survived three civil wars and had to change patrons three times, who came to rule in relative peace and prosperity for over 30 years and passed on his kingdom to his chosen descendants. He did have oppression and repression and cruelty, but there is much more to this dramatic figure. He rose to transform himself into a Jewish king of all the Jews - not only the ones in Israel - in the mold of great Biblical heroes of the past such as Solomon and David and Abraham. A fascinating story. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
An old, bloodthirsty tyrant hears from a group of Magi about the birth of the Messiah, king of the Jews. He vengefully sends his soldiers to Bethlehem with orders to kill all of the baby boys in the town in order to preserve his own throne. For most of the Western world, this is Herod the Great -- an icon of cruelty and evil, the epitome of a tyrant. Adam Kolman Marshak portrays Herod the Great quite differently, however, carefully drawing on historical, archaeological, and literary sources. Marshak shows how Herod successfully ruled over his turbulent kingdom by skillfully interacting with his various audiences -- Roman, Hellenistic, and Judaean -- in myriad ways. Herod was indeed a master in political self-presentation. Marshak's fascinating account chronicles how Herod moved from the bankrupt usurper he was at the beginning of his reign to a wealthy and powerful king who founded a dynasty and brought ancient Judaea to its greatest prominence and prosperity. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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