Chapter 6 - Herod Agrippa Part 1

Years Covered: 1bc - 33Oscar Wilde once said that 'anyone who never lived beyond their means suffered from a lack of imagination'. Herod Agrippa has imagination in spades. Lucky for him, his grandfather's purges are over, but now his friends in Rome are going to start dying. Back in Judea, it's one messiah claimant after another as Judah the Galilean and Jesus of Nazareth enter, and exit, our stage.Cast of CharactersThe Jews:Herod AgrippaHerod Archelaus xHerod AntipasHillel xShammai xCaisphas the High PriestJudas the Galilean xJesus of Nazareth xJohn the Baptist xCypros, wife of Herod AgrippaBerenice, wife of Herod AntipasHerodias, Herod Agrippa's sisterBarabbasJudas IscariotMary, mother of Jesus of NazarethThe Romans:Augustus xLivia xJulia, daughter of AugustusTiberiusSejanus xPublius Quirinius xGaius Caesar xLucius Caesar xAgrippa Postumus xAgrippina The Elder xGermanicus xClaudiusLivilla xNero Julius Caesar xDrusus Caesar XGaius Caesar (Caligula)ApicataAntonia MinorAelia PaetinaMarcus Anoninus PallasPontius PilateOthers:Glaphyra, widow of Alexander, wife of Herod Archelaus xSources:Antiquities of the Jews - JosephusWar of the Jews - JosephusAnnals - TacitusGospel of MarkGospel of LukeGospel of MatthewTractate Sanhedrin 41a - The Talmud Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.