Ep: 30: King Herod: The King, The Sage & The Builder, Decline, Death & Legacy The Epic Conclusion Of Herod‘s Tale: Part 8

This is episode 30 of The Truth Tank. This is the 8th and Final Part of the Epic Saga of King Herod The Great. Over the past Eight Episode Journey, We have looked at both the ups and downs of his life. Starting at his early life, his struggles to take back the kingdom of Judaea. We looked at his many building projects, various marriages and the tragic murder of his own family members which led to his descent into madness.In this episode, we come to the final parts of King Herod’s story. Of his final days, the madness and paranoia has set in, and King Herod is on his deathbed while his kingdom is fracturing around him . His sons are eagerly waiting to finally take over the throne, but not patiently, several of his son's are implicated in murder plots. There are many debates that surround the exact cause of King Herod‘s death, but there is no doubt that he was suffering from a painful and grotesque condition.King Herod‘s death is certainly not the end of his story. We will explore the days and years after his untimely death, with the kingdom being broken up and divided amongst his sons and his sister Salome, thus leading to its eventual decline and take over by the Romans.We will end the episode with the story of the mysterious Jewish Sage known as Baba and King Herod’s part in this tale from the Torah and the Talmud, and Herod’s connection to the story of Edam and Esau. Finally we will look at one of the Herod's stories most enduring mysterious, who built the Second Temple?  What conclusion have you come up with from listening? Is King Herod the bad guy that history makes him out to be? Or is he just another misunderstood victim of the history books? https://thetruthtank.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/ThetruthTank/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhX1ZqvZx_xM59bk-tRa6Q