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King Herod's paranoia and thirst for power led him to be characterized in the Christmas story as a mad-king. But how do mad-kings come to be. We dive into geo-political history of the ancient near east to unpack who Herod was. It is there that we find a nugget of truth regarding our anxieties today.
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King Herod's paranoia and thirst for power led him to be characterized in the Christmas story as a mad-king. But how do mad-kings come to be. We dive into geo-political history of the ancient near east to unpack who Herod was. It is there that we find a nugget of truth regarding our anxieties today.