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Isreal was still a Country at that time
So they are Kings of Isreal/Judah?
Korunks is correct. The Herods are neither Kings of Judah nor Israel. Some historians would probably say they were not really Kings at all, but they are recognized as such in the Bible, so they are considered Kings for Redemption purposes.
The problem is Kings of where then?
Quote from: megamanlan on June 11, 2012, 01:52:02 PMThe problem is Kings of where then?Kings of the Roman Province of Israel/Judea. Like I said, many historians don't refer to them as kings, the only reason that they are ruled that way is that the Bible refers to them as Kings. But they certainly weren't kings in the traditional sense (since they were subservient to the Emperor).
Quote from: Professoralstad on June 11, 2012, 01:54:34 PMQuote from: megamanlan on June 11, 2012, 01:52:02 PMThe problem is Kings of where then?Kings of the Roman Province of Israel/Judea. Like I said, many historians don't refer to them as kings, the only reason that they are ruled that way is that the Bible refers to them as Kings. But they certainly weren't kings in the traditional sense (since they were subservient to the Emperor). I dunno about that. Many early civilizations had territories or city-states ruled by a king who answered to a High King. Saying that they weren't Kings just because they answered to a Higher King would mean that an argument could be made that every Judean King that followed Hezekiah wasn't a real King because they answered to Kings claiming authority over them, in that case Assyria/Babylon.