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The True Herod by Géza Vermès is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is The True Herod about?
Who was Herod the Great? How did he come to govern one of the most politically tumultuous regions in the world? Was he the heartless baby-killer of Matthew's Gospel, or does this popular tale do Herod a great disservice? Geza Vermes, whose work on the Historical Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls has made him one of the most recognisable names in Biblical and Jewish studies, provides a new portrait of Herod. Vermes examines Herod's legacy as a political leader, and a potentate, a man of culture, and
Who reads The True Herod?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Géza Vermès
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury T & T Clark
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780567488411
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Memoir
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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