The Dark Side Of Christmas: Deconstructing The Slaughter Of The Innocents

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Today's episode is about the slaughter of the innocents found in Matthew chapter 2. Herod The Great supposedly orders the killing of all baby boys under the age of 2 years old in Bethlehem. Let's look at why this story probably didn't happen, and what it would mean if it did!

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:05 Quick Notes
1:59 Herod The Great
4:31 Argument From Silence
6:15 Some Background
7:18 Matthew Chapter 2
11:47 Bring It All Together
13:11 If It Did Happen
15:12 The Curation Of These Stories
16:49 Final Thoughts
17:40 Patron Thanks

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