tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747970883889060679.post7585434724164078191..comments2022-11-04T04:01:43.234-07:00Comments on Rooftop Revolutionaries: Jesus, the political activistRooftop Revolutionaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938108622745111519noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747970883889060679.post-10146623886851267892012-08-28T07:43:34.226-07:002012-08-28T07:43:34.226-07:00Good essay! Enjoyed it. James Tabor has in the pas...Good essay! Enjoyed it. James Tabor has in the past recommended Joseph Raymond's website: http://www.jjraymond.com/<br /><br />I think you'll find it introduces some more interesting details to what James has done. One has to see the life of Jesus on a continuum with the Maccabeans. It looks very much like his mother Mary (Marriamne) was the daughter of the last Maccabean King, Antigonus II Mattathais. Not only that, Raymond argues (per Robert Graves) that Herod's oldest son was Jesus' father--"Pantera" would have been the diminutive for his actual name, Antipater. As the crown prince, he was co-regent with Herod; you see the implications. The Romans did not want to kill Jesus because they probably knew this. Herod Antipas (cousin to both Jesus and John the Bapitizer??) bribed Pilate to kill Jesus because he knew jesus was a popular threat who had legitimacy. (!!)Pyotrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347003418050182286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747970883889060679.post-36163472670336215012012-08-27T14:49:57.935-07:002012-08-27T14:49:57.935-07:00Thanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it - check ou...Thanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it - check out James Tabor's blog as well - really fascinating!Rooftop Revolutionaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938108622745111519noreply@blogger.com