Dr. Guy Maclean Rogers

But he wasn't really that interested in policing the beliefs and the cultural practices of the people living in his kingdom, as long as they didn't cross the line into public actions. So that's kind of how he did it. Unfortunately, after he died, his heir, his son and heir, Archelaus, wasn't as successful.

But he wasn't really that interested in policing the beliefs and the cultural practices of the people living in his kingdom, as long as they didn't cross the line into public actions. So that's kind of how he did it. Unfortunately, after he died, his heir, his son and heir, Archelaus, wasn't as successful.

But he wasn't really that interested in policing the beliefs and the cultural practices of the people living in his kingdom, as long as they didn't cross the line into public actions. So that's kind of how he did it. Unfortunately, after he died, his heir, his son and heir, Archelaus, wasn't as successful.

And after a relatively brief reign as Ethnarch, not king, Augustus kind of had enough of his incompetence and rusticated him to southern Gaul. And at that point, he decided that he would start sending out governors, handpicked governors who are called prefects to Judea to keep on top of things.

And after a relatively brief reign as Ethnarch, not king, Augustus kind of had enough of his incompetence and rusticated him to southern Gaul. And at that point, he decided that he would start sending out governors, handpicked governors who are called prefects to Judea to keep on top of things.

And after a relatively brief reign as Ethnarch, not king, Augustus kind of had enough of his incompetence and rusticated him to southern Gaul. And at that point, he decided that he would start sending out governors, handpicked governors who are called prefects to Judea to keep on top of things.

Yeah, exactly. I mean, Pontius Pilate, of course, is the most famous of the prefix because, of course, according to the Gospel of John 1916, he's the guy that gave the order for the execution of somebody your audience may have heard of, Yeshua Nazarene, otherwise known as Jesus Christ. But in fact... Pontius Pilate had a lot of problems apart from that.

Yeah, exactly. I mean, Pontius Pilate, of course, is the most famous of the prefix because, of course, according to the Gospel of John 1916, he's the guy that gave the order for the execution of somebody your audience may have heard of, Yeshua Nazarene, otherwise known as Jesus Christ. But in fact... Pontius Pilate had a lot of problems apart from that.

Yeah, exactly. I mean, Pontius Pilate, of course, is the most famous of the prefix because, of course, according to the Gospel of John 1916, he's the guy that gave the order for the execution of somebody your audience may have heard of, Yeshua Nazarene, otherwise known as Jesus Christ. But in fact... Pontius Pilate had a lot of problems apart from that.

And although his prefecture lasted for 10 years, he definitely made some mistakes which caused unrest. Like, for instance, at one point, trying to sneak some Roman military standards into Jerusalem, which probably had representations of the Roman emperors on them. So the record of the prefects who were in charge from 6 to 41 was mixed at best.

And although his prefecture lasted for 10 years, he definitely made some mistakes which caused unrest. Like, for instance, at one point, trying to sneak some Roman military standards into Jerusalem, which probably had representations of the Roman emperors on them. So the record of the prefects who were in charge from 6 to 41 was mixed at best.

And although his prefecture lasted for 10 years, he definitely made some mistakes which caused unrest. Like, for instance, at one point, trying to sneak some Roman military standards into Jerusalem, which probably had representations of the Roman emperors on them. So the record of the prefects who were in charge from 6 to 41 was mixed at best.

And I would say that the same goes for the guys who were running the show in Rome, like our friend Gaius Caligula, whose reign was from 37 to 41, who had the brilliant idea of introducing a statue of himself into the temple itself. which undoubtedly would have caused a major rebellion, a first big Jewish revolt at the time, except that he was assassinated.

And I would say that the same goes for the guys who were running the show in Rome, like our friend Gaius Caligula, whose reign was from 37 to 41, who had the brilliant idea of introducing a statue of himself into the temple itself. which undoubtedly would have caused a major rebellion, a first big Jewish revolt at the time, except that he was assassinated.

And I would say that the same goes for the guys who were running the show in Rome, like our friend Gaius Caligula, whose reign was from 37 to 41, who had the brilliant idea of introducing a statue of himself into the temple itself. which undoubtedly would have caused a major rebellion, a first big Jewish revolt at the time, except that he was assassinated.

So, you know, the early period from 6 to 41, there were problems. In 41, the Emperor Claudius decided to return Judea to a client king rule under this guy, Agrippa I. And he sort of went back to the Herodian model of trying to leave people alone as long as they didn't cause riots and things like that. But he died suddenly in 44.

So, you know, the early period from 6 to 41, there were problems. In 41, the Emperor Claudius decided to return Judea to a client king rule under this guy, Agrippa I. And he sort of went back to the Herodian model of trying to leave people alone as long as they didn't cause riots and things like that. But he died suddenly in 44.

So, you know, the early period from 6 to 41, there were problems. In 41, the Emperor Claudius decided to return Judea to a client king rule under this guy, Agrippa I. And he sort of went back to the Herodian model of trying to leave people alone as long as they didn't cause riots and things like that. But he died suddenly in 44.

And at that point, the Romans decided again to send out governors, this time called procurators. And

And at that point, the Romans decided again to send out governors, this time called procurators. And