Wide Eyed in Wonder <writingken@yahoo.com>
Archaeologists have found the tomb of King Herod, exactly where
Christian tradition holds his final resting place to be, Herodium.
And this is pecularily a "Christian tradition" why, exactly?
Further, proof of Herodium's status and location (right next to
Jerusalem) further verifies that the Wise Men that came seeking Jesus
WOULD have gone to Herod for advice.
Speaking of suchlike, how come the other three Gospels
make no reference to the Slaughter of the Innocents?
More to the point, why -- given that the Romans were great
bureaucratic record keepers -- are there zero contemporary
accounts of such a notable -- not to mention horrific -- event?
-- cary
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