There's something about posting that helps me catch mistakes. Maybe it's knowing others might be reading... and in the five days since my last post here, I've noticed two or three details that were just a bit off. So isn't that great! ;)
Most of what I posted about Jesus and Herod Antipas still seems accurate. But there were a few bits to be fixed and/or improved. If only I could freeze time and not have to sleep or eat! But anyway...
As soon as I can, I'll put notes on those posts soon, and post corrections here soon, too. But I think I'll leave those posts up as is for the duration. It's part of the process.
Sometimes you have to break something to make it better, but before that you've still gotta start somewhere! Sometimes you've gotta try something ridiculously bold, just to see how close you can get. And then you fall short again, but you learn.
And you press on.
But Volume 2 may take longer than I'd thought...
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It's taking longer than I'd thought to get to the rewrite. (It always does!) So here's the scoop. Just TWO points:
Point One: Agrippina was in exile when Sejanus died so her rivalry was weak, although potentially revivable. But no, Agrippina versus Macro wasn't what kept Antipas cautious for 32 & 33 AD. It had to be Tiberius himself, plus the period of rooting out friends of Sejanus, plus the period of watching to see what Macro would be like as a subordinate administrator.
Point Two: I forgot to mention that Jesus actually did sneak up to Jerusalem one time while John was in Prison. It happened in John chapter 5, which is the Feast of Tabernacles in 30 AD. (So Jesus got to Jerusalem at least once each year he ministered.) But the episode John records is so brief, I often forget about it. It still goes to show that he got in and out of there quickly, that time, and that Judea wasn't safe for Jesus after John's arrest until John became a Martyr.
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