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Herod the Great: The Child Murderer of Bethlehem
Herod the Great: The Child Murderer of Bethlehem

Herod the Great: The Child Murderer of Bethlehem

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An account of the reign of Herod the Great, king of Judea under the rule of the Roman Empire, remembered for having ordered, according to the Gospel of Matthew, the murder of all male infants born in Bethlehem at the time of the birth of Jesus, an unproven event that is not mentioned by Titus Flavius Josephus, the main historian of that period.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

53 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

12 April 2019

Country

Australia

Cast

Erik Borner

Erik Borner

Self - Narrator (voice)

Richard Lund

Richard Lund

Young Herod

Tony White

Tony White

Old Herod

Will Bergman

Will Bergman

Josephus

Maia Rose Michaels

Maia Rose Michaels

Mariamne

Jessica Leighton

Jessica Leighton

Salome

Russ Gallagher

Russ Gallagher

Jewish High Priest

Jodi Magness

Jodi Magness

Self - Bible Scholar

Helen Bond

Helen Bond

Self - Historian

Steve Mason

Steve Mason

Self - Historian

Henry Abramson

Henry Abramson

Self - Historian

Lawrence Schiffman

Lawrence Schiffman

Self - Judaism Historian

Daniel R. Schwartz

Daniel R. Schwartz

Self - Historian

Ariel Samuel Lewin

Ariel Samuel Lewin

Self - Historian

Rhiannon Evans

Rhiannon Evans

Self - Historian

Lucio Troiani

Lucio Troiani

Self - Historian

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