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Fascinating cultural and historical insights into God’s Word. We are far removed from the time and culture of the biblical world, and this distance easily leads to misunderstanding and misinterpretation. Our understanding and appreciation of God’s Word increase exponentially when we know the historical and cultural context in which the biblical books were written. Richly illustrated with...

King Herod (12:1). The NT uses the name “Herod” for a variety of members of the Herodian dynasty. Here the king is Herod Agrippa I, son of Aristobulus IV and grandson of Herod the Great. He had influential friends in Rome, including the emperors Caligula and Claudius, and eventually he was appointed king over Judea, Samaria, Galilee, Perea, Iturea, and Trachonitus, regions almost as vast as those ruled by his famous grandfather. He was well liked by
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