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==The Massacre of the Innocents in Scholarship==
==The Massacre of the Innocents in Scholarship==
The historicity of the literary episode is denied by contemporary scholars. The event was inspired by [[Herod the Great|Herod]]'s notorious brutality against all those whom he perceived as a threat to his throne, including his own children (see Josephus). In the Matthew narrative, which aims to present Jesus as the new Moses, the episode  is patterned on the Exodus story of the killing of the Hebrew firstborn by Pharaoh.
The historicity of the literary episode is denied by contemporary scholars. The event was inspired by [[Herod the Great|Herod]]'s notorious brutality against all those whom he perceived as a threat to his throne, including his own children (see Josephus). In the Matthew narrative, which aims to present Jesus as the new Moses, the episode  is patterned on the Exodus story of the killing of the Hebrew firstborn by Pharaoh.
 
==The Massacre of the Innocents in Fiction==
==The Massacre of the Innocents in Fiction==
The Massacre of the Innocents is a recurring subject in Christian iconography. It often includes a depiction of Herod ordering the slaughter. Neither Jesus nor members of his family are present at the scene.  
The Massacre of the Innocents is a recurring subject in Christian iconography. It often includes a depiction of Herod ordering the slaughter. Neither Jesus nor members of his family are present at the scene.  

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The Massacre of the Innocents refers to an episode in the lives of Jesus of Nazareth, Mary of Nazareth and Herod the Great, narrated only in the Gospel of Matthew (Mt 2:16-18).

Overview

According to the Gospel of Matthew, when the Magi failed to report the identity of the "newborn king of the Jews," Herod the Great ordered the killing of all of all young male children at Bethlehem. Jesus and his family, alerted by an angel, escaped the massacre.

The Massacre of the Innocents in ancient sources

Gospel of Matthew

The Massacre of the Innocents in Scholarship

The historicity of the literary episode is denied by contemporary scholars. The event was inspired by Herod's notorious brutality against all those whom he perceived as a threat to his throne, including his own children (see Josephus). In the Matthew narrative, which aims to present Jesus as the new Moses, the episode is patterned on the Exodus story of the killing of the Hebrew firstborn by Pharaoh.

The Massacre of the Innocents in Fiction

The Massacre of the Innocents is a recurring subject in Christian iconography. It often includes a depiction of Herod ordering the slaughter. Neither Jesus nor members of his family are present at the scene.

External links

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