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Did Herod want to kill John the Baptist?
L'article examine les Évangiles de Matthieu et Marc sur la question de savoir si Hérode Antipas voulait réellement tuer Jean-Baptiste. Chaque évangile présente une perspective différente mais complémentaire: Matthieu décrit le désir de mort d'Hérode tempéré par la peur de la foule, tandis que Marc souligne l'influence d'Hérodiade et la fascination d'Hérode pour Jean. Cette analyse montre un Hérode déchiré entre ses émotions et les pressions externes.
Mark 6.21-28 (King James Version) :And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org