hath happened among us, because many of these Essens [sic] have, by their excellent virtue, been thought worthy of this knowledge of Divine revelations." Josephus said Herod "continued to honor all the Essenes." The people could have thought that the Essenes were Herod's pet and called them the Herodians. References External links Jewish Encyclopedia: Herodians 1st-century Christianity 1st-century Judaism Ancient political movements Christian terminology Hellenistic Judaism Jesus and history People in the canonical gospels