The Apostolic Fathers · AD 70–130 · External witness
Herod Agrippa II
d. c. 93 · King · Last of the Herods · Paul’s royal auditor · Caesarea Maritima → Rome
External witness
Who Herod Agrippa II was
Great-grandson of Herod the Great, overseer of the Temple, and the prince before whom Paul made his fullest recorded defense — ending in the exchange the church never forgot: “King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.” “Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.” His verdict, with Festus’s, was acquittal-but-for-the-appeal: “This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.” He backed Rome in the war that burned the Temple he had adorned, and died childless in the 90s — the dynasty that had hunted the infant Christ ending as a polite, persuaded-almost audience.
Also listed in non-christian witnesses.
Common questions
When did Herod Agrippa II die?
Herod Agrippa II is dated d. c. 93 in the archive, which places Herod Agrippa II in the Apostolic Fathers (AD 70–130). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Herod Agrippa II?
Herod Agrippa II is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Luke and Flavius Josephus. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Herod Agrippa II from?
The archive associates Herod Agrippa II with Caesarea Maritima, Rome. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Herod Agrippa II’s contemporaries?
The archive links Herod Agrippa II to 7 other figures, including Porcius Festus, Antonius Felix, Paul of Tarsus and Herod Agrippa I. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Scripture record
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Acts 26:28
c. AD 85Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.Luke · read ↗
Antiquities of the Jews 20.7.3
c. AD 93He gave her in marriage to Azizus, king of Emesa, upon his consent to be circumcised.Flavius Josephus · Antiquities 20.7.3 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 30 · Crucifixion, Resurrection and Pentecost, AD 30–33
- AD 44 · Persecution under Herod Agrippa I, AD 44
- AD 49 · The Council of Jerusalem, AD 49
- AD 57 · Paul writes Romans, AD 57
- AD 62 · James the Just stoned, AD 62
- AD 64 · The Great Fire and Nero’s persecution, AD 64
- AD 70 · The fall of Jerusalem, AD 70
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Herod Agrippa II, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.