Herod named King of the Jews

The Senate names Herod King of the Jews.

In plain words

Rome's Senate names Herod King of the Jews. His title rests on Rome's paper, so a claim by blood is a legal threat to him, which is why a delegation asking after a newborn King of the Jews makes him act.

The mechanism

THE ILLEGITIMATE SEAT — the title is held on Rome's paper, so a claim by blood is a legal threat and not a theological one. That is why a delegation asking after a newborn King of the Jews makes Herod act

Scripture

Matthew 2

How it was checked

• EvidenceT5 INDEPENDENT SECULAR; Status: COMMITTED; a capture
• Letter eraTHE PROPHETS AND THE ROAD 776 BC to 4 BC
• Plate — Glyphmark, photograph of a Herod the Great double prutah coin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judaea_Herod_the_Great_Coinage_-_37_BCE_-_4_AD_-_Double_prutah_-_Type_1_and_Type_2.jpg
• SourcesSECULAR RECORD — Josephus; SCRIPTURE — Matthew 2