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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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one object she had at heart, which <strong>the</strong>se ten months<br />

she had in vain sought to attain: it was <strong>the</strong> death <strong>of</strong><br />

John <strong>the</strong> Baptist. She remembered it all only too<br />

well—her stomiy, reckless past. <strong>The</strong> daughter <strong>of</strong><br />

Aristobulus, <strong>the</strong> ill-fated son <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ill-fated<br />

AsmonsBan princess Mariamme (I.), she had been<br />

married to her half-uncle, Herod Philip,* <strong>the</strong> son<br />

<strong>of</strong> Herod <strong>the</strong> Great <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> Mariamrae<br />

> Tho expression ytydaia leaves it doubtful,<br />

whe<strong>the</strong>r it was <strong>the</strong> birthday <strong>of</strong> Herod or <strong>the</strong><br />

anniversary <strong>of</strong> his acces-■ion. Wieteler maintains<br />

that <strong>the</strong> Rabbinic equivalent (Ghinuieya^ or<br />

Qiniicya) means <strong>the</strong> day <strong>of</strong> accession, Mcijer <strong>the</strong><br />

birthday. In truth it is used for both. But in Abod.<br />

Z. 10 a (about <strong>the</strong> middle) <strong>the</strong> Ymn Gimisei/a is<br />

expressly <strong>and</strong> elabo-nitely shown to be <strong>the</strong> day <strong>of</strong><br />

accession. O<strong>the</strong>rwise also <strong>the</strong> balance <strong>of</strong> evidence<br />

is in favour <strong>of</strong> this view. <strong>The</strong> event deacribed in<br />

tlie text certainly took place be/oro <strong>the</strong> Passover,<br />

<strong>and</strong> this was <strong>the</strong> time 01 Herod's death <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

accession <strong>of</strong> Antipas. It is not likely, that <strong>the</strong> Herodians<br />

would have celebrated <strong>the</strong>ir birthdays.

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