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One account, written in the mid-second century or later, and not included in the New Testament, even claimed that Jesus’ crucifixion was not ordered by Pilate. Instead, it blamed Herod Antipas, the ...

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Exactly what caused the collapse of the mighty Roman Empire has been hotly debated practically since the fall itself. Was ...

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Racially, he was an Arab from Idumea, Religiously, he was Jewish. Culturally, he was Greek. Politically, he was Roman. Herod knew how to win the favour of the Roman rule through lavish receptions and ...