This column was first preached as a sermon at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, Vashon Island on the Second Sunday in Lent, March 16, 2025. The readings for that day are Genesis 15:1-12,17-18; ...

It hints that Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch of Galilee, was led towards a fatal decision against John the Baptist by his wife, Herodias's daughter. Herodias had been the wife of Antipas's brother ...

Albatross/Age Fotostock Herod’s rule over Judaea was continued under his son Herod Antipas—also infamous in Christian scripture as the king reigning during Jesus’ ministry and death.

One son, Herod Antipas, took the northern territories of the Galilee and those on the east side of the Jordan River. Another son, Phillip, took the areas to the east of the Sea of Galilee ...