Rachel's Cry for Her Children: Matthew's Treatment of the the Infanticide by Herod.

The article analyzes the meaning of the massacre of infants in Bethlehem, as ordered by King Herod, detailed in the Gospel of Matthew. According to the author, there has been some debate on whether the infanticide really took place, given that no corroborating account of the incident exists elsewhere. He asserts that whether it happened or not is unimportant and that the focus should be on why Matthew told of the event. He argues that it is Matthew's way of criticizing imperial power.