1 Maccabees
Overview
This is a work for anyone interested in the political and cultural results of the entry of the small state of Judah and its capital Jerusalem into the wider Hellenistic world in the second century BCE. In particular it forms a helpful introduction to the biblical writing called 1 Maccabees, which is preserved in the Apocrypha.
1 Maccabees is a history of the rebellion of the Jews against their Syrian rulers in the 160s BCE. The rebellion’s leader was Judas Maccabee, and from his family and its success sprang a dynasty that ruled Judah for the century before the arrival of Herod the Great. The author of 1 Maccabees was a keen supporter of that dynasty, and saw their early rulers as made in the mould of the early kings of Israel. The present volume introduces the student to modern scholarly research on 1 Maccabees and its author.
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Top Highlights
“have so much to tell us of Judaism between the third century bce and the first century ce.” (Page 14)
“the use made of 1 Maccabees as a primary source by Josephus in Antiquities 12.242–13.212.” (Page 16)
“Josephus sees the Maccabaean period as part of the continuing history of the Jews, and uses 1 Maccabees as his source,” (Page 16)
“2 Esdras, were included by the early Greek-speaking Church in its Bible” (Page 13)
“Calvinist-inspired Geneva (or ‘Breeches’) Bible (1560)” (Page 14)
Product Details
- Title: 1 Maccabees
- Author: John R. Bartlett
- Publisher: Sheffield
- Publication Date: 1998
- Pages: 112