User:Rachelc201718/sandbox

First Time I Used My Sandbox
This is my sandbox where I can try out different techniques for marking up a Wikipedia article, or simply create drafts of edits without being worried about my information being deleted. No fear! This is slightly confusing, but I am beginning to understand the basics of this

Bolding is an important tool!

Having a list of references is important too!

Addition to "Opinion of his reign"
Hello fellow Wikipedians! I wanted to inform the community that I plan to add information to this article, specifically under the "opinion of his reign" section. While there is evidence that Herod the Great had little respect for Jewish tradition and culture, I have found a historian who has an opinion that is notable for this article. The historian I have found is Eyal Regev and I will be using information from Eyal Regev's article "Herod's Jewish Ideology Facing Romanization: On Intermarriage, Ritual Baths, and Speeches" found in The Jewish Quarterly Review.

As the title of Regev's article states, he focuses on Herodian intermarriage, the presence of ritual baths in Herod's palaces, and speeches by several leaders in order to argue the point that Herod was sensitive towards Jewish regulations and needs. Specifically, I will be adding information regarding Regev's findings on the presence of the different ritual baths in several of Herod's palaces. By looking at the geographical reports of several historians, Regev states the there were around 40 ritual baths or mikvehs found in several of Herod's palaces. I plan to add information of how Regev evaluated the presence of these mikvehs to show that Herod felt some respect for Jewish tradition in his private life.

While arguing that the presence of these baths displays Herod's sensitivity to Jewish needs, Regev also notes that several historians have stated that many of these mikvehs were also combined with Roman frigidarium (cold-water baths). I plan to explain how Regev found these baths to be examples of Herod seeking for there to be some type of a combination of Roman and Jewish cultures just as the two types of bath were combined into one with dual functions.

I plan on placing all of this information between the two paragraphs located in the "opinion of his reign" section because the first paragraph comments on how Herod respected Jewish tradition in his public life while Eyal Regev argues that Herod also did so to some degree in his private life.

If there are any concerns about my edits or comments you would like to make, please let me know on this Talk Page or on my own Talk Page! I would be happy to discuss!

Rough Draft Addition to Herod the Great article ("Opinion of his reign")
Along with holding some respect for the Jewish culture in his public life, there is also evidence of Herod's sensitivity towards Jewish traditions in his private life to some degree with the presence of around 40 ritual baths or mikvehs found in several of his palaces. These mikvehs were known for being used in Jewish purity rituals during this time where Jewish people could submerge themselves in these pools and purify their bodies without the presence of a priest. There is some speculation as to whether or not these baths were actual mikvehs as they have also been identified as stepped frigidarium or Roman cold-water baths; however, several historians have identified these baths as a combination of both types. While it has been proven that Herod showed a great amount of disrespect towards the Jewish religion, scholar Eyal Regev suggests that the presence of these ritual baths shows that to some degree Herod found ritual purity important enough in his private life to place a large number of these baths in his palaces despite his connections to gentiles and pagan cults. These baths also show, Regev continues, that the combination of the Roman frigidarium and the Jewish mikvehs suggests that Herod sought for there to be some type of combination between the Roman and Jewish cultures as he enjoyed the purity of Jewish tradition and the comfort of Roman luxury simultaneously.

as well with the presence of  - unclear

towards the Jewish religion, [ADD: scholar Eyal Regev suggests that] the presence of these ritual baths...

suggests two possible ideas – try not to enumerate grocery lists b/c they interrupt argument flow. He suggests that the presence of these ritual baths shows x. It also shows, Regev continues, that y.

while enjoying the comfort of Roman – of Roman what?

and that he “was an advocate for both worlds.” – delete that part. No quoting secondary sources.

Both of these suggestions are subsequent evaluations from the evidence of the ritual baths in Herod’s palaces as the main idea revealed by these baths is that Herod held some respect for the Jewish tradition in his private life along with his public life. – I had to read that three times. Can you rephrase. Are you sure you need this; isn’t it a repetition of what you wrote before.