Download or read book The Herods written by Bruce Chilton and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers. This book was released on 2021 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Herods explores the Herodian rule from Herod the Great's father, Antipater, until the dynastic sunset with Bereniké, Herod's great-granddaughter, describing the theocratic aims that motivated Herod and his progeny, and the groups and factions within Judaism and Christianity that often defined themselves in opposition to the Herodian project.