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9780814651087

Herodias

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  • ISBN13:

    9780814651087

  • ISBN10:

    0814651089

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-07-01
  • Publisher: Liturgical Pr
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Summary

Herodias's role in the death of John the Baptist that is detailed in parallel passages from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke is a familiar New Testament event. But who was Herodias? Here Professor Gillman comments on the relevant gospel passages and surveys what is known of Herodias, her immediate family, and the Roman women with whom the Herodian women interacted. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Florence M. Gillman is professor of biblical studies at the University of San Diego.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgments x
Abbreviations xi
Introduction: In the Lair of Antipas xiii
Passages: The Road to Herodian Womanhood
1(18)
The Choice to Run with the Fox
19(14)
The Sound and the Fury. Part I: His Charge
33(18)
The Sound and the Fury. Part II: Her Rage
51(14)
Demoted by Matthew and Fired by Luke
65(14)
Writ Large by Mark
79(24)
Life After the Banquet
103(24)
Epilogue: Life After Death 127(4)
Appendix A: The Family of Herodias 131(1)
Appendix B: Synoptic Table 132(2)
Appendix C: Chronology 134

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