▁Ant ip as ▁and ▁that ▁Her od ias ▁left ▁her ▁husband ▁to ▁marry ▁Her od ▁Ant ip as , ▁in ▁def iance ▁of ▁Jewish ▁law . ▁ ▁Joseph us ▁and ▁the ▁g osp els ▁differ , ▁however , ▁on ▁the ▁details ▁and ▁mot ives , ▁e . g . ▁whether ▁the ▁execution ▁was ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁Her od ▁Ant ip as ▁and ▁Her od ias ▁( as ▁indicated ▁in ▁Matthew ▁ 1 4 : 4 , ▁Mark ▁ 6 : 1 8 ), ▁or ▁a ▁pre - empt ive ▁measure ▁by ▁Her od ▁which ▁possibly ▁took ▁place ▁before ▁the ▁marriage ▁to ▁qu ell ▁a ▁possible ▁u pr ising ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁remarks ▁of ▁John , ▁as ▁Joseph us ▁suggests ▁in ▁Ant ▁ 1 8 . 5 . 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁exact ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁Her od ▁Ant ip as ▁and ▁Her od ias ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁debate ▁among ▁sch ol ars . ▁While ▁some ▁sch ol ars ▁place ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁marriage ▁in ▁the ▁range ▁AD   2 7 – 3 1 , ▁others ▁have ▁approxim ated ▁a ▁date ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁AD   3 5 , ▁although ▁such ▁a ▁late ▁date ▁has ▁much ▁less ▁support . ▁In ▁his ▁analysis ▁of ▁Her od ' s ▁life , ▁Harold ▁H oe hner ▁estimates ▁that ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ' s ▁imprison ment ▁probably ▁occurred ▁around ▁AD   3 0 – 3 1 . ▁ ▁Date ▁of ▁cru c if ix ion ▁ ▁Pref ect ure ▁of ▁Pont