Herod and innocent children

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Not all events, legends, listed in history have been real, there are many inventions and this certainly raises serious discrepancies for those who accept literally all that being said, this is the case of Herod and infanticide ordered with intention to kill the infant Jesus, who many say that an invention. Because as we said Jesus Callejo, no document attests that the King committed such wrongdoing, and it is said that Herod, he earned his status as bloodthirsty, since as we know, in 7 a, C, killed his children , and killed 300 of his young followers, for having conspired against him.

There are many controversies, contradictions about it, about it, e-torredebabel.com/Biblioteca/Voltaire/inocentes-Diccionario-Filosofico.htm, tells us, regarding the slaughter of children, the dead are more or less than fourteen thousand, have shown that this appalling horror and unique in the world was not incompatible with the character of Herod, that although Augustus confirmed him in the kingdom of Judea, and could not inspire fear the child born of parents obscure and poor in a small village, if it was then attacked the disease that killed him, could thereby having been corrupted blood, to make him lose his reason and humanity, in a word, defended the measure saying that these incomprehensible events that prepared incomprehensible mysteries still, directed Providence, which is impenetrable.

In this defense objecting to answer critics who Josephus, who was almost contemporary, and refers all the cruelties committed by Herod, says not a word of the massacre of the innocents or the star of the three kings, nor speak nor this or any Jewish writer Philo nor Roman, and even three of the evangelists working on such important issues. This San Mateo respond to the ads, and that the testimony of an inspired man is stronger than the silence of the world. Why not give up the defenders, and dare to rebuke the same San Mateo because he says he killed the children so as to complete the words of Jeremiah: "A voice that swept through Rome, and there were tears and groans, and Rachel weeping for her children and unable to be consoled, because they were no longer

It is known that Herod was a megalomaniac who wanted more than he thought, be the king of the Jews. But among the many crimes he committed not seem to find the killing of infants.

It is said that in the Christian world, the infamous Herod the Great, King of Palestine, is the prototype of mataniños par excellence, merit earned from the verses of Matthew, the only ones who collect the circumstance gospels being analyzed. Then Herod, to be outwitted by the Magi, he was very angry and sent (people) to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and throughout his term, less than two years (as long as deduced by accurate reports of the Magi) .

Reference is made also that Herod had no scruples, but if it has to be fair, this part of the biblical narrative seems to be relegated to the realm of legend. As indicated by the writer Pepe Rodriguez, the narrative of St. Matthew is not wasted, as it shows a stupid Herod still troubled to learn of the birth of King Mesçias could dethrone him, was unable to send their soldiers to the nearby town of Bethlehem to arrest him. And instead of sending one of his spies to court to inform him diligently, was waiting for the news that three unknown magicians, who had declared newborn worshipers supposedly would bring. Before such circumstances described in the Gospel, the author said was so stupid question: Herod's soldiers, who had to send it to kill all the babies of two years below, in case you did not know how to distinguish a newborn from a older child?.

Current research, based on the dates shown in the Nuevo9 will and in documents of the time, have come to the conclusion that Herod was not the infanticide which portrays the New Testament and he was never able to order the executions of innocent children.

Callejo gives us that many authors are convinced that this murky story is untrue and is imported from ancient pagan traditions, such as those relating to the birth of Oedipus or the miraculous salvation of little Moses in the Pharaoh's cruelty. In fact, in Hindu mythology, Krishna was born, the tyrant king of Mathura, Kansa-ordered to kill as many boys dwell in his kingdom, being killed all but the child Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Vishnu, second god of the trinity Brahman.

It definitely shows us that nothing says history on any ordered child slaughter by Herod in Bethlehem, which has not been an obstacle to some religious people have dared to offer toll in the slaughter. Ethiopians in their liturgy and the Greeks in their calendar slaughtered 14,000 children talk, write to anyone, not in the religious, historic or dares to confirm.

Indeed, there are many contradictions and every belief expresses its views in accordance with the objectives of this can be derived based on a fact not known if it was real.

Not surprisingly, therefore, reminds us, arqueologos.org / archetypes Bible, which some commentators have estimated at 3,000 former the "holy innocents" killed that day. The Greek Church claims that were 14,000. The Syrian Christians of rising to 64,000. And some have taken the figure to 144,000, believing that the Book of Revelation, speaking of the 144,000 dead "not defiled with women for they are virgins" (14.1-5), refers to actually ellos.Pero Bethlehem was a small village in times of Jesus Christ, and its population would reach 1,000. Hence the birth could not have been more than 30 years. Because infant mortality was very high in the east this time, it is likely that only half of the infants reached two years, so it would be about 15 children. To these 15, subtract half for girls, Herod would not necessarily have ordered ma-tar, with which we are about 7 surviving children per year. As the creatures had died two years down, the victims must have been about 14. And maybe a few more if the massacre had been extended "to the surroundings" of Bethlehem, as the Evangelio.Sin but today scholars have gone further still, and wonder: Is this a historical account?

That is, what really happened the killing of innocent children?