Some Historians and Theologians say that Herod was trying to reform the Jewish Faith and was using the Jewish?

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diaspora (Jews living away from Judea) to spread this new Judaism amongst the gentiles. He needed the Davids, Jesus's family to help him legitimise this attempt at reform, his own family history not being Jewish his Grandfather was a convert to Judaism.

His grand plan was to usurp the power of the Empire by eroding the traditional faiths of the Romans.

Do you think this has any bearing on the New Testement?
Could the early Christian Church have been doing Herods bidding then they had a falling out?

Answer 1

That has to be the most off theory I have heard.

Herod was dead by the time Jesus came around, or at the very least Jesus was a child.

Herod was a Hellenist that despised anything Jewish. He was also very paranoid he was a Biblical Stalin. He killed off most of his own sons out of fear that they would take his power.


though it makes an interesting story, maybe you could sell it to Dan Brown.

Answer 2

Yeah...get Mr. Brown on the phone...I bet it'll be a hit...some people love to read made-up crap! lol