King Herod Antipas is truly one of the most tragic figures in the Gospels. He appears in a number of passages, all of them revealing him as venal, pathetic, besotted by court indulgence and easily ...

and Herod Antipas (who orders the crucifixion of Jesus). Read our latest issue or browse back issues. Bruce Chilton aims to remedy that, and he does so in easy, readable prose that moves the reader ...