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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1900188, member: 42773&quot;]It&#039;s also possible that Luke&#039;s account of the parable of the talents refers obliquely to Archelaus.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Luke 19:12-14</p><p><br /></p><p>According to Josephus, when Herod the Great died, Archelaus quelled a popular uprising by the massacre of 3000 Judaean citizens. He promptly sailed to Rome to secure the approval of his kingship from Caesar Augustus. Herod Antipas fought the petition, but Augustus eventually installed Archelaus as Ethnarch. The new ruler of Judaea then did what any respectable despot would do: returned to his kingdom and eliminated his enemies. The end of the parable has the anonymous nobleman say...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Luke 19:27</p><p><br /></p><p>Are these passages a reference to Archelaus? There&#039;s no way to say for certain, but the Biblical account seems to jibe with Josephus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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