106 HEROD THE GREAT: CAN HE BUILD IT? YES, HE CAN!

Herod the (Not-So) Great was known for more than just being the bad guy at the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew. During the Second Temple era, he was also known for having expensive tastes, and having a great interior designer! 

In this episode, Heather and Jonathan look at Herod's building projects. The Herodium, the Temple, the Fortress of Masada, and Caesarea. Join us as we dive into the wonders of the cultural background of the New Testament era! 

P.S. I (Jonathan) mixed up my notes for this episode; we had intended to cover Caesarea (Maritima), but I ended up covering Caesarea Philippi. While Caesarea Philippi did belong to Herod the Great as a gift from Augustus (and Herod did construct a white marble temple there in dedication to Augustus), this is not to be confused with Caesarea, which Herod the Great built at the end of the first century BCE. 

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