"Herod kept trying to see Jesus" (Luke 9:9). Eccl 1:2-11; Luke 9:7-9 Today's gospel reading gives us a glimpse of one of the more malevolent actors in the drama of Jesus' life and ministry. Herod ...

Although keeping up the historical dates was difficult, Herod from Hell: Confessions & Reminiscences is a most interesting novel by Craig R. Smith. The book begins when Herod's tomb is found in 2007 ...

King Herod Antipas is truly one of the most tragic figures in the Gospels. He appears in a number of passages, all of them revealing him as venal, pathetic, besotted by court indulgence and easily ...

Herod is offstage in most nativity plays, because no one wants a villain on Christmas Eve. Instead, the wise men warn the holy family about the mean man who’s looking for them, then the Magi go home ...

Israeli archaeologists believe they have discovered the tomb of king Herod, the Roman-appointed king over the Jews who reigned from 37 BC until his death in 4 BC and was known for his monumental ...