Catholic Word of the Day: HEROD ANTIPAS, 04-18-14

CCDictionary ^ | 04-18-14 | from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary

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HEROD ANTIPAS

 

Son of Herod the Great. He was Tetrarch of Galilee from 4 B.C. to A.D. 39. Since his regime roughly paralleled the life of Jesus, he is mentioned more often in the New Testament than any other Herod. Because of Herod's devious methods, Jesus referred to him as "that fox" (Luke 13:32). He broke the law by marrying his niece, Herodias, who was already married to his half-brother (the beheading of John the Baptist was the aftermath of John's denunciation of this unholy marriage). The curiosity of Herod Antipas was stirred by the accounts he received of Jesus' public ministry (Matthew 14:1-12; Luke 9:9). Pontius Pilate proposed sending Jesus to Herod, who looked forward to the meeting with anticipation. But Jesus refused to answer any questions. Contemptuously Herod sent him back to Pilate to be sentenced. In A.D. 39 Herod Antipas was banished to Gaul (Luke 23:7-11).

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A man who wanted to meet Christ out of curiosity, but could not listen to Christ's message. He only asked questions. Christ did not answer because he could read that Herod's stone heart would not receive ANY message.

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In A.D. 39 Herod Antipas was banished to Gaul (Luke 23:7-11).

Gaul (Latin: Gallia) was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine.

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I wouldn't be surprised if Herod ended up dying from a nasty disease or two from all his decades of debauchery. All his years for Rome and he ends up in the outremer of the first century. Fitting.