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Who Massacred the Innocents?

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

A short passage in Matthew is the Bible's only reference to Herod's slaying of children in Bethlehem following the birth of Jesus. The Christian calendar marks this event with Holy Innocents
Day on 28 December. Faynia Williams examines how the incident fits into the Christmas story. Producer Richard Bannerman

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Faynia Williams
Producer:
Richard Bannerman
Source: Radio Times

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