tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post2962123426952063911..comments2024-03-28T02:22:35.857-07:00Comments on The Eponymous Flower: In What Year Did Herod Die?Tancredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015531337154301560noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-80676384732661896152018-07-31T05:50:33.575-07:002018-07-31T05:50:33.575-07:00There is indeed a custom of burning an effigy of H...There is indeed a custom of burning an effigy of Haman on Purim, but it's only mentioned as late as 5th century AD. <br /><br />What's even worse, Herod was, likely, 25 and not 15 years old when he became the governor of Galilee: many editions of the Antiquitates Iudaicae say "25", while those that say "15" have a commentary telling that "25" is perhaps more correct... Oleg-Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794877449768663903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-23469958387294352732018-07-30T13:23:23.815-07:002018-07-30T13:23:23.815-07:00The wonderful DVD "The Star of Bethlehem"...The wonderful DVD "The Star of Bethlehem" (Steve McEveety; Passion of the Christ, produces) gives a detailed, exactingly historical and Scriptural argument/presentation for the 2 BC date. It is a breathtaking hour of your life you will NEVER forget, and often revisit. If you haven't seen it, get a copy asap....it is a life changer.susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-53506217009819862172018-07-30T13:06:11.742-07:002018-07-30T13:06:11.742-07:00Haman was hanged, not burned. "Then King Aha...Haman was hanged, not burned. "Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, 'Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he would lay hands on the Jews.'" Esther 8:7 (RSVCE)Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04843514873861242426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-63223570221737031832018-07-30T12:53:10.665-07:002018-07-30T12:53:10.665-07:002BC also tracks with Robert Powell’s “Chronicle of...2BC also tracks with Robert Powell’s “Chronicle of the Living Christ” (a day by day account of Christ’s life and ministry).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-10548802143210610452018-07-30T07:52:46.647-07:002018-07-30T07:52:46.647-07:00Any input? Any input? Tancredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015531337154301560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-56830004073462042412018-07-27T22:01:05.302-07:002018-07-27T22:01:05.302-07:00The previous comment asks a very good question. The previous comment asks a very good question. JBQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344181644293746758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-31156093037142094362018-07-27T17:02:30.447-07:002018-07-27T17:02:30.447-07:00Do these calculations take into account the differ...Do these calculations take into account the differences between the Gregorian and Julian calendars plus the changes in the Julian calendar between 44 B.C. and 1582 A.D.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com