Herodias, Ambition to be Queen

Herodias used everyone in her lifeโ€”including her young daughterโ€”to further her own agenda. Yet Godโ€™s stance towards Herodias reveals a refreshing perspective on a woman otherwise so vilified in the retellings of her story.

HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, Herodias

Herodiasโ€™ story is introduced in both Mathewโ€™s gospel and Markโ€™s with Herod Antipas hearing reports about Jesusโ€™ astonishing miraculous powers. "Some were saying, 'John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.' But others said, 'It is Elijah.' And others said, 'It is a … Continue reading HER STORY: Christ’s Ministry, Herodias

Gospel of John: Herod’s Court

Though John did not write about the interlude in Herod's court, I am convinced he would have been there. Of course, the story could also have come from Joanna and her husband, Herod's steward Chuza . . .

Herodias

Listen in on this twenty minute tale that explores the world of Herodias, how she came to be who she was, and how the Lord was also at work.