This is the story of King Herod’s reign in Judea as told by his sister Salome and Salome’s servant Zara. Angela Hunt brings the story to life with details and history that we might not be aware of. We can find out a lot about Herod in the Bible, but all the little cultural details flesh out the story into something quite wonderful. We meet other famous characters like Octavius and Mark Antony and Cleopatra. I had a better understanding of the time leading up to Jesus birth after reading this book. From the time Moses led the children of Israel into the Promised Land until the birth of Jesus, a lot of infighting and just unbelief and disobedience on the part of the 12 tribes led to some nasty situations and political intrigue was rampant (much like today). If you want to know more about King Herod, this would be an excellent book to read to find out. I highly recommend it.
I received a Kindle copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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