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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Ruler of a portion of Judea (4 BC–AD 40). His marriage to his niece Herodias was denounced by John the Baptist. According to the New Testament, he granted the request of Salome, daughter of Herodias, for John's beheading, and was the official to whom Pontius Pilate sent Jesus for judgment.
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Dr. McGrath, what is the historically accepted date for the death of John the Baptist at the hands of Herod Antipas?
Mythicism and John the Baptist James F. McGrath 2010
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Yet JtB was long dead by the time Jesus is crucified in the gospels, which you consider biographies, and at the hand of Herod Antipas.
Mythicism and John the Baptist James F. McGrath 2010
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Stamped with Herod Antipas on one side and Pontius Pilate on the other.
Gold of Kings Davis Bunn 2009
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It is commonly accepted by biblical scholars that upon being warned about a plot by Herod Antipas to kill him, Jesus called Herod "that fox" (Luke 13: 32).
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Stamped with Herod Antipas on one side and Pontius Pilate on the other.
Gold of Kings Davis Bunn 2009
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It is thus surmised that she must be the young maiden who, according to the New Testament, danced before Herod Antipas on his birthday and won his favor, securing the execution of John the Baptist (Mark 6: 21 – 28; Matthew 14: 6 – 11).
Herodian Women. 2009
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This morning we left Tiberias, a city founded by Herod Antipas in A.D.
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Later, however, according to Josephus, a visit to her house by another uncle — Herod Antipas, son of Cleopatra of Jerusalem — made her abandon her husband in order to marry his brother (Ant. 18: 110).
Herodian Women. 2009
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Stamped with Herod Antipas on one side and Pontius Pilate on the other.
Gold of Kings Davis Bunn 2009
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After a thorough beating in Pilate's fortress, he is transported in fetters to the palace of Herod Antipas.
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