Not at all! Do you think you can convince me in twenty minutes? I don't care what the world thinks of me. Bernice was first married to Marcus. Last week we looked at godly disciples who warned Paul of what was to come if he went to Jerusalem. 8. Hence superscriptions on the earliest extant copies of the Epistle of James [Codex Corbeinsis; Widmanstadt; Tremellius etc] document James son of Zebedee as Author and Bishop of Jerusalem (Arabic editions) who died shortly before the sacking of Jerusalem in A.D.70. They were both the great grandchildren of Herod the Great. Wont you see for yourself the difference He can make? Below, see a visualization of the Herodian family tree and key events in the New Testament related to members of the Herodian family.Ed. Paul remained in Roman custody for some time following his appearance before Governor Festus (Acts 25:1-12). His desire is inevitable. Archaeology finds the name of Agrippa and Bernice One of the apostle Paul's most eloquent presentations of the Gospel, along with his own personal testimony, occurs when he has an audience before King Agrippa and his sister Bernice. They were spending some time there, and naturally, Festus discussed Paul's case with them (25:13). certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive" This is beautiful. Christian Truth. Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. Help us to so read it that we might perceive it to be in very truth Your word. Also called the "Festival of Mazzot"; the "Festival of Spring"; Pesah.Pesahim 57a). Rarely heard today-- it fell off the list around 1980--Bernice is a biblical name of Greek origin. He was raised in Rome, and was a fried of Caligula and Claudius as well as Tiberius' son Drusus. All rights reserved. Thus she was Herod the Greats great-granddaughter. His life is in the balance here, and he's prepared to declare the whole counsel of God. Amen. So, according to Apostle Pauls request, Festus decided that he should see the king. Howard Fast, Agrippas Daughter. . But he has a problem. Our information on her comes initially from Josephus, but it appears that because of personal considerations he withheld vital information about Berenice, which we learn only from various Roman historians. Acts 25:13. And Luke tells us at the end of chapter 26, in verse 29, that he's brought in in chains. And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus (Acts 25:13). Berenice was a member of the Herodian Dynasty, who ruled the Roman province of Judaea between 39 BC and 92 AD. It's an irrational thing to do. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. You'll remember last time, on a Sunday evening about ten days ago, we were looking at Paul's defense before Governor Felix. His first son, Herod Agrippa II, born in AD 28, ruled much of Palestine as king, though never Judea. Josephus then relates how Agrippa's brother, Herod of Chalcis, and Helcias sent Aristo to kill Silas. What impact did Pauls words have on the sisters? I'm not ashamed of being thought to be out of my mind. Schwartz, D. R. : Josephus Source on Agrippa II. And he appeals to the testimony of Scripture. 4. The ritual, the pageantry? How did Paul enter the auditorium? And the Romans, well, they just loved ceremony. promise when he first dismissed her. Though, as a Jew, Agrippa was sensitive to Jewish concerns, he was unswervingly loyal to Rome The Apostle Paul: Paul and King AgrippaII. He just thinks that he is. Festus). The All-Access membership pass is the way to get to know the Bible through biblical archaeology. I have been thinking that such a table is needed. Festus discussed the case concerning the Apostle Paul with the visiting royal couple. Had Paul presented the Gospel during his trial before Festus? The Romans feared she would be another Cleopatra, and none-too-gently persuaded Titus to send her home when he became Emperor in 79AD. Herod the Great, founder of the dynasty, tried to kill the infant Jesus by the slaughter of the innocents at Bethlehem. Paul was about to be sent to Romeexcept for the fact that King Agrippa II is making a visit to Caesarea, and, as we shall now see, wants to hear all about this case regarding Paul. Our history, our roots, go all the way back to Abraham and the prophets. So, Apostle Paul defended himself before Festus and he preached Jesus Christ to him. There have been times in the history of the church, especially in periods of great revival and awakening, especially in the eighteenth century, when that functioned in the life of the church to great benefit and to great effect. 20.145146). Though Herod the Great killed many of his relatives including three sons, his sister Salome remained unscathed; she was probably quite powerful at court. she had an incestuous relationship with her brother Agrippa II - public and very scandalous she had an affair with, and probably hoped to marry, the Roman emperor Titus (see Masada ). Even his unflattering description of Berenices incestuous relationship with her brother appears only in his later work, Jewish Antiquities, composed after Titus died. That's the only description of Paul that we have extant. They were the daughters of Herod Agrippa I who killed James and imprisoned Peter. BeatriceHer name was Bernice according toActs 25:13-22 (English Standard Version)Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus. You know we Reformed types would reverse that. But I also think that part of the reason why we have this detailed account here is because Luke is saying not only is the Apostle Paul on trial here, but in a very real sense the church is on trial here. But they couldnt free him since hed appealed to Caesar. But she was also a pious woman who took a Nazirite vow, was attached to her God and her people, and even risked her life to save her fellow Jews from Roman soldiers. Copyright 2011-2023 Got Questions Ministries - All Rights Reserved. Josephus informs us that they appeared in public together, for example when Agrippa gave his peace address to the people of Jerusalem just before the outbreak of revolt against Rome (Josephus, BJ 2.333; 402405). Husband No. The local King Agrippa and Bernice (who was his sister) are visiting Festus, the new governor of Caesarea. Is this coincident? The name Bernice is girl's name of Greek origin meaning "she who brings victory". Queens and Some Contemporary Women in the Roman Empire, Assimilation in the United States: Twentieth Century, The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women, Copyright 19982023, Jewish Women's Archive. He's offended, you understand. ), was replaced by a series of Roman governors, including Pontius Pilate (r. 2636 C.E.). Instead, their concern was over a dead man named Jesus whom Paul affirmed to be alive. Herod Archelaus, Ethnarch of Judea, Samaria and Idumea (r. 4 B.C.E.6 C.E. You need far more learning. As we examine Sauls personal encounters with Jesus three things will stand out. Inscriptions mention them together (with Berenice noticed first). 24 And Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that . 13. She and her brother were present at the trial of the apostle Paul in Caesarea, which is described in the New Testament (Acts 2526). ]kWv5H!Jsr)2RC%h8Xb`9w (;P?. Much learning is driving you mad!(Acts 26:24 NKJV). Click to enlarge. In two sources this constant companionship is interpreted as incest. He suffered a period of disgrace following the death of Drusus which forced him to return to live in Judea. In the meantime, Felix sent for him often and conversed with him. Bernice [N] [H] bearer of victory, the eldest daughter of Agrippa I., the Herod Agrippa of Acts 12:20 . July 9, 2019. 1. fol. And Paul's life is in the balance here. Paul has been, as you recall, in prison in Caesarea now for just over two years. How did Agrippa and Bernice enter the auditorium? [I don't think that's what the text is saying, but they're great sermons!] She married her uncle Herod, King of Chalcis, a small realm in Syria. For it [seems] to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him (Acts 25:27). Festus heard Apostle Paul and the Jews accusations against him. Marcus Julius Agrippa II (A.D. 27-100) was the son of Agrippa I (12:23), and the great-grandson of Herod the Great. Lets keep in touch. Do you mock anything that condemns your personal sins? it was not politics that led to Berenices dismissal but commonsense on the Omissions? Herod Agrippa I, named Marcus Julius Agrippa, was born around 10 BC and ruled Judea and its surrounding areas after a brief period of direct Roman rule. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Intimidation. Not surprisingly, Paul turns that offer down. But actually, what he's saying is this. Antonius Felix, Roman procurator of Judea (r. 52c. Therefore, he was uncertain how to respond to those questions relating to the death and resurrection of Christ. "We teach no new thing. Rightly dividing the immutable Word of God, precept must be upon precept, line upon line, here a little, and there a little (Isaiah 28:10). He displayed great acumen in conciliating the Romans and Jews. After Salomes dance and his rash promise, he executed John the Baptist. I mean, you can think of the worst incidents in the sixteenth or seventeenth century, where we read of terrible things that were done to Christians and forcing them to blaspheme their God, and that's what Saul of Tarsus was. There were those who didn't share his faith fellow Jews who could well attest and corroborate and confirm what he's now going to say about his former life: that he was raised in the strictest sect of the Pharisees. Sometime later Berenice left Polemo and returned to her kingdom. Crook, John A. His reputation as a persecutor, and imprisoner of Christians preceded him. The setting was set for Paul to give one of his most personal messages. Berenice, daughter of King Agrippa I, queen of Chalcis, was married three times and then became the lover of the emperors son, Titus. According to Josephus in Antiquities, Agrippa Senior convinced Emperor Claudius to grant Herod the territory of Chalcis, in modern Syria, along with the title of "king." As a result, Julia Berenice assumed the title of "queen." This title went beyond an honorific. Did Jesus Exist? In this note Braud suggests that Titus dismissed Berenice only after Governor Festus said, "King ]they just loved ceremony and ritual and pageantry, and Luke is describing all of this. Recall the will of the Lord for Apostle Paul. Because secretly they desired to murder him in transit to Jerusalem. Have an update or correction? He spent his childhood and youth at the imperial court in Ancient Rome where he befriended the imperial princes Claudius and Drusus, the son of Tiberius. (Viewed on March 1, 2023) . Mucianus. And, oh, don't you hear the heart of the Apostle Paul beating? Lord God, thank You for making Your love and forgiveness available to anyone who asks. And I want us to see three things this evening as we look at this exciting narrative of Paul's defense before Agrippa. So did her joint venture with her brother, who had meanwhile arrived in Jerusalem, to still the Jewish insurrection, which came in the wake of Floruss outrages (BJ 2.402405). 1937. King Agrippa 2nd. (LogOut/ Dig into more than 9,000 articles in the Biblical Archaeology Societys vast library plus much morewith an All-Access pass. Acts 12 relates that he was eaten by worms, (possibly Fournier's gangrene, the same disease that may have killed his grandfather Herod the Great) after God struck him for accepting the praise of sycophants, comparing him to a god. Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar; [U]nto Caesar shalt thou go[? We can learn about the society where the ancient Israelites, and later Jesus and the Apostles, lived through the modern discoveries that provide us clues. 19Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive. ACTS 25:13 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus. So, the next day with royal pomp and circumstance they sent for Apostle Paul. Give us the courage and strength to resist temptation. (LogOut/ Berenices granddaughter. But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive (Acts 25:19). "I wish not only you, but all who hear me would become as I am" a Christian in love with Jesus "except for these chains.". Please stand. acts 12 20-23? Festus, the new governor, received a visit from King Agrippa and his wife, Bernice. JQR Pastors do a lot of teachings but they need to be taught the Word of God too. He had given a defense before Felix Governor Felix. Baltimore: This makes it easier to notice certain things. With his death, the Herodian dynasty ended, and he was the last of the Herods in the Bible. Where does this boldness come from? with Titus, his patron, and her negative portrayal as emanating from her support Did you catch the way Luke describes the beginning ceremony? In her chapter on Julia It goes like this: "My mother hates my boyfriend. It's not quite as positive as that. Boldface in the narrative statements below signifies the person is referred to in the New Testament. Marc Anthony had seen him as a figure of Jewish and national importance who would be a friend to the Romans. Nothing more is known of her. Combine a one-year tablet and print subscription to BAR with membership in the BAS Library to start your journey into the ancient past today! document.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. La Riene Brnice. Well, ask that to the logical positivist Anthony Flue, who says it's impossible. Therefore, King Agrippa and his wife, Queen Bernice, didnt visit Festus by chance. And so Paul, you remember, for the first timehe's already told us that he was a Roman citizen, but now for the first time has appealed to Caesar. Agrippa and Bernice were committing incest with each other; Agrippa never married. In this article Schwartz explores the sources on Agrippa II used by Josephus, This man, as Festus himself said, Paul is speaking about a man called Jesus, a dead man who Paul is saying is alive, that He arose from the dead. [That is to say, things that you think you know, that it turns out you did not. Donald Rumsfeld.] 13:431) Josephus and Nicolaus on Women He's told this story before. In her We've moved 37 times in the last 18 months. And so she ends her life in great poverty and bitterness. And that would have been that. This Agrippa, is known also in history as king Agrippa II, the great-grandson of Herod . 5. And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer (Acts 25:24). Vaguely, we hear that when Titus himself became emperor in 79 Berenice returned to Rome but to no avail and she was compelled to leave (Suetonius, Titus 7.1; Cassius Dio, Roman History 66.15.34). 4 0 obj 33 (1984): 1213. The two apparently became lovers in 68 C.E. The case interested King Agrippa, so he asked Festus if he could hear Paul tell his story. Bernice was a Top 100 name in the US for more than three decades--from 1900 to 1936--hitting a high of Number 39 in 1921. Queens and Some Contemporary Women in the Roman Empire, 8490. It is, in technical language, an apologia. In Christs name we pray. ] (Acts 25:12). Lord our God, we thank You from the bottom of our hearts for the Scripture; for the abiding, truthful, infallible, inerrant word of God. The eldest daughter of the Judaean tetrarch Herod Agrippa I by his wife Cypros, Berenice was married at age 13, but her husband died without consummating the marriage. You know, I was thinking about the dear Korean missionaries. 11. There is a wonderful advertisement on Animal Planet. However, Festus makes it clear that in his opinion, Apostle Paul was not worthy of death. vm5LgUkM-{8R0B.s@LI"FySyO;Iwd1(2Ju6W7,\\2)1?VJTUiad#Nwfd1a|yx That Jesus Christ was dead. %PDF-1.3 It's about Meer cats. Bernice was born in 28 CE, and was a year younger than her brother, the future King Herod Agrippa II. Apparently not (see It's a wonderful text; I've preached many sermons on it. Marcus married Bernice, the daughter of Herod Agrippa I (Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 19.276-277; this is the Bernice mentioned in Acts 25:13,23; 26:30). He's fascinated by this case, and wishes to hear it. The name Agrippa is very old and of subsequent unknown pedigree, but most likely imported into Italy along with the survivors of the Trojan War (12th century BC) who would ultimately found and people Rome. However, the best study Bible for a pastor would make life easier for him. And you've got that scene, and you've got Paul, andwell, you've got to say to yourself, "What courage! YOU WILL BE WATCHING THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST PRAISE GOD. Machaerus: Beyond the Beheading of John the Baptist, Pauls First Missionary Journey through Perga and Pisidian Antioch. This is the reaction of a dog that's in a corner that's beginning to growl, because Agrippa has been put in a corner, because he knows more than he's willing to confesswhich is true of every natural man. After her fathers ascension to the throne, as the Emperor Caligulas favorite, she was betrothed to Marcus, son of Alexander, head of the Jewish community in Alexandria and nephew of Philo the philosopher. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> Jordan, Ruth. This article is provided as a ministry of. Finally, Paul affirmed to Festus and the Jews that Jesus Christ was dead but hes alive. This is a lengthy section of Scripture that we have to read. Amen. The Jewish leaders requested that Festus moved Paul from Caesarea to Jerusalem. And Festus agreed that King Agrippa would hear Paul the next day. Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Augustus's co-emperor. The family tree above includes only the Herodian family members in the New Testament plus most of the Roman governors it mentions. the Flavian claim to the throne, and opposed another such party, headed by Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. And my uncle is my father." ), Pauls first judge, left him in prison for two years until new procurator Porcius Festus (r. c. 6062 C.E.) he went about trying to force Christians to blaspheme. You need far more wisdom.' The history of Bernice, or Berenice (the name seems to have been a Macedonian form of Pherenice), reads like a horrible romance, or a page from the chronicles of the Borgias. Let us know. Zanese, Im a big picture gal, so Im always appreciative of a kind editorial note. In reaction to suspicions that their relationship was incestuous, she married Polemon, a priest-king of Cilicia, but she soon left him and returned to her brother. He introduced Paul and summarized the . 23 " So on the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and they entered the audience hall with the military tribunes and the prominent men of the city. Theirs was a vile family and the sisters followed in the family footsteps. Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Many sources indicate that they were often found together in official capacities. Bernice claiming royal power did the same. She returned to Judea in time for the outbreak of the Great Jewish Revolt in 66 CE. Subsequently, when Agrippa heard Festus declaration of Paul he desired to hear him for himself. What was the main problem the Jews had with Paul? Flavius Josephus, the Jewish historian, repeats. King Agrippa and his wife, Queen Bernice, visited Governor Festus at an opportune time in the life of Apostle Paul. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. In New Testament Political Figures Confirmed in the September/October 2017 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Purdue University scholar Lawrence Mykytiuk examines the political figures in the New Testament who can be identified in the archaeological record and by extra-Biblical writings. Nevertheless, she made her way to the Roman governors palace to ask Gessius Florusthe Roman governorto desist from the violent activities he had undertaken against the Jewish population of Jerusalem (BJ 2.313). "about a calls him Agrippa the Second, the son of Agrippa the First, the fifth king of the family of Herod: John Gill Festus Consults King Agrippa. They lived shameless lives, flaunting their lack of morals. It's recorded now a third time here. In 26:28 Agrippa interrupts him by saying, "You almost persuade me to become a Christian" (NKJV). They were escorted by many high-ranking military officers and prominent men from Caesarea who had come to hear Paul as well. executed James the son of Zebedee and imprisoned Peter before his miraculous escape. Roman Judaea. Well, we'll pick up the reading at verse 13 of chapter 25. He recounted his persecution of the early Christians, his Damascus road experience, and his life as a believer. instead of his wife? Browsing All Posts filed under King Agrippa Paul and the Incestuous King. It would have ended in only one way: the Sanhedrin court in Jerusalem would have found him guilty, they would have exercised their right under Roman law to have Paul put to death on the grounds that he was a heretic and that he has blasphemed the name of God. ), was a Jewish client queen of the Roman Empire during the second half of the 1st century. ; and saluted for to salute, A.V. Acts 25:13-22. Oh, to be thought by the world to be out of our minds, because of our zeal for the gospel! Integrating Felix was the Roman governor charged with ruling what to do with Paul. Thus she was present in Palestine when the 6670 C.E. The eldest daughter of the Judaean tetrarch Herod Agrippa I by his wife Cypros, Berenice was married at age 13, but her husband died without consummating the marriage. As a young teen Drusilla married King Aziz. In "chains" (Acts 26:29, see However, Tacitus is not the only source that discloses this information. Here are my thoughts on Acts 25:13-22. . The other is Josephus, who claims that rumors of the siblings inappropriate relationship led Berenice to seek a third match (Ant. relative peace - Pax Romana - to it was so revered that his name His original name was Marcus Julius Agrippa, and he is the king named "Herod" in the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament, while his son Agrippa II is called "Agrippa." He should also not be confused with Marcus . Festus was forced to send him on to Caesar to appeal his case to him. Herod Philip, uncle and first husband of Herodias, was not a ruler. She then married her uncle, Herod, king of Chalcis (in Syria), with whom she had two sons. Recall the will of the Lord for Apostle Paul. Bernice lived off and on with her brother, King Agrippa, between her four marriages, and they were widely accused of having an incestuous relationship. You understand between the lines, he would look a complete fool before the emperor if he sent him to Rome with no charges!] He had abdicated this responsibility to one of his representatives in the court in Rome. 4. ), was Herodiass uncle and second husband. and that she returned to Rome before his death in 81, and not because of his However, this may be a case of Herod the Greats sister Salome, who might have still be alive at the time the girl danced, and who actually may have been the one who concocted or at least supported the scheme to have John the Baptist permanently removed from the scene an interesting theory anyway. King Herod ruled until 1 BC not 4 BC Jesus was born in 3 BC look at the constellationd in 2 & 3 BC . Agrippa II ruled the northern half of Palestine. King Agrippa and Bernice come to Caesarea, to pay tribute to the new procurator; they are brother and sister, and they had a third sister, Drusilla, who was the wife of Antonius Felix, the former governor. Paul shared about his upbringing as a devout Jew, that he lived as a Pharisee, but now he was being accused by the Jews because he believed that God raised the dead. Ilan, Tal. tnx, Your email address will not be published. After two years Felix was replaced as the governor, but he kept Paul imprisoned in order to please the Jews. Paul denied his accusation, pointing out that King Agrippa knew that what he was saying was the truth. , born in 3 BC look at this exciting narrative of Paul 's defense before Agrippa of and! Were spending some time there, and was a fried of Caligula and Claudius well. 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