The Apostle Paul Explains the Tenets of Faith in the Presence of King Agrippa and his Sister Berenice, Vasily Surikov, 1875. Berenice Is the Most Interesting and Surprising Member of the Herodian Dynasty. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

Newest Article: The Troubled Memory of Rome’s Jewish Queen

Written by Bruce Chilton

Berenice—Herod the Great’s great-granddaughter—was far more than the silent royal cameo in Acts: she was a devout Jewish political actor who took a Nazirite vow, publicly confronted the Roman governor Gessius Florus to defend Jerusalem and the Temple, and later rose to extraordinary influence… Read More

 

 

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