King of the Jews

King of the Jews or King of the Judeans may refer to:

History

Ruler of historic kingdoms and client states:

• Kings of Israel and Judah
  • Kings of Judah (c.931 – 586 BCE)

Others:

• Mocking epithet applied to Peter of Castile (1334–1369) by Henry of Trastamara
• In the antisemitic forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the future figurehead envisaged by the Elders.

Religion

• A title of the Jewish Messiah
  • Jesus, King of the Jews
  • See also Davidic line and Jewish Messiah claimants

Literature

• King of the Jews, play by Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia
• King of the Jews, book by Waverley Root
• King of the Jews, 1979 novel by Leslie Epstein
• King of the Jews (Nick Tosches book), 2005 book by Nick Tosches

Music

• "The King of the Jews", incidental music by Alexander Glazunov for the play by the Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia
• "King of the Jews", a track on the 1973 Christian Rock album What a Day by Phil Keaggy
• "Tiny, King of the Jews", a track on the 1987 noise rock album Songs About Fucking by Big Black.
• King of the Jews (album), a 1991 album by the band Oxbow
• "King of the Jews", a track on the 1992 doom metal album Fall Babylon Fall by Veni Domine.

See also

• King of Judea (disambiguation)