The Life of Herod the Great

In the 1950s, Zora Neale Hurston penned a historical novel reconsidering the life of one of the most well-known Biblical figures, Herod the Great. In Hurston's retelling, Herod is a forerunner of Christ, a religious and philosophical man who enriched Jewish culture and lived a life of adventure. Setting him within this vivid, colorful world little known to modern readers, Hurston brings this complex and misunderstood leader fully into focus.