The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries I Maccabees
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0385085338
ISBN 13
9780385085335
Category
General works on the whole Bible
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Publication Year
1976
Publisher
Volume
41
Pages
624
Series Name
Description
"The Apocryphal book of I Maccabees (Volume 41 in the acclaimed Anchor Bible series) is an inspirational thriller." With the help of God, the aged priest Mattathias and his sons--Judas Maccabaeus, Jonathan, and Simon--dramatically lead the Jews of Judaea first to victory and then to freedom against the formidable successors of Alexander the Great. Their struggles begin in guerilla warfare, responding to the terrible persecutions decreed by King Antiochus IV, and courageously accomplish their first great triumph--still celebrated in the festival of Hanukkah.
The Introduction to this volume considers not only I Maccabees, but also the parallel accounts found in II Maccabees and shows that the two authors of I & II Maccabees wrote with passionate conviction to teach two sharply opposed points of view. In some cases their convictions blinded them to the truth, but Professor Goldstein renders their teachings accessible to the modern reader and reconstructs what really happened, making valuable contributions to Greek and Roman as well as to Jewish history. Nineteen maps and diagrams set the scene of the dramatic struggle and the troubled times described in I Maccabees.
The Introduction to this volume considers not only I Maccabees, but also the parallel accounts found in II Maccabees and shows that the two authors of I & II Maccabees wrote with passionate conviction to teach two sharply opposed points of view. In some cases their convictions blinded them to the truth, but Professor Goldstein renders their teachings accessible to the modern reader and reconstructs what really happened, making valuable contributions to Greek and Roman as well as to Jewish history. Nineteen maps and diagrams set the scene of the dramatic struggle and the troubled times described in I Maccabees.
Biblio Notes
The Hellenistic Empire from Alexander to Antiochus IV (1:1–10)
The Jewish Hellenizers (1:11–15)
The Victories of Antiochus IV in Egypt (169 b.c.e.) (1:16–19)
Antiochus IV Punishes the Jews (1:20–64)
Mattathias’ Act of Zeal (2:1–26)
Mattathias’ Guerrilla Campaign (2:27–48)
Mattathias’ Last Words (2:49–70)
Judas’ Early Victories (3:1–26)
The King Marches Eastward (3:27–37)
Judas Defeats Nicanor and Gorgias (3:38–4:25)
Lysias Fails to Crush Judas’ Band (4:26–35)
The Restoration of the Temple (4:36–61)
Wars with Hostile Neighbors (5:1–68)
The Death of Antiochus IV (6:1–17)
The Expedition of Antiochus V and Lysias (6:18–63)
The High Priest Alcimus and the Campaign of Nicanor (7:1–50)
The Alliance with Rome (8:1–32)
The Death of Judas (9:1–22)
Jonathan Succeeds Judas (9:23–31)
Jonathan as Guerrilla Chieftain (9:32–73)
Alexander Balas Makes Jonathan High Priest (10:1–21)
Jonathan Grows in Power (10:22–66)
Jonathan Defeats Apollonius (10:67–89)
The Fall of Alexander Balas (11:1–19)
Demetrius II Honors Jonathan and the Jews (11:20–37)
Jonathan Breaks with Demetrius II (11:38–59)
Victories under Antiochus VI (11:60–74)
Diplomacy with Rome and Sparta (12:1–23)
Further Gains under Antiochus VI (12:24–38)
Tryphon Treacherously Captures Jonathan (12:39–53)
Simon Leads the Jews to Liberty (13:1–42)
Further Victories under Simon (13:43–53)
Simon’s Glory (14:1–49)
Simon Is Bold to Antiochus VII (15:1–36)
Simon and Sons Rout Kendebaios (15:37–16:10)
Simon’s Death (16:11–24)
The Jewish Hellenizers (1:11–15)
The Victories of Antiochus IV in Egypt (169 b.c.e.) (1:16–19)
Antiochus IV Punishes the Jews (1:20–64)
Mattathias’ Act of Zeal (2:1–26)
Mattathias’ Guerrilla Campaign (2:27–48)
Mattathias’ Last Words (2:49–70)
Judas’ Early Victories (3:1–26)
The King Marches Eastward (3:27–37)
Judas Defeats Nicanor and Gorgias (3:38–4:25)
Lysias Fails to Crush Judas’ Band (4:26–35)
The Restoration of the Temple (4:36–61)
Wars with Hostile Neighbors (5:1–68)
The Death of Antiochus IV (6:1–17)
The Expedition of Antiochus V and Lysias (6:18–63)
The High Priest Alcimus and the Campaign of Nicanor (7:1–50)
The Alliance with Rome (8:1–32)
The Death of Judas (9:1–22)
Jonathan Succeeds Judas (9:23–31)
Jonathan as Guerrilla Chieftain (9:32–73)
Alexander Balas Makes Jonathan High Priest (10:1–21)
Jonathan Grows in Power (10:22–66)
Jonathan Defeats Apollonius (10:67–89)
The Fall of Alexander Balas (11:1–19)
Demetrius II Honors Jonathan and the Jews (11:20–37)
Jonathan Breaks with Demetrius II (11:38–59)
Victories under Antiochus VI (11:60–74)
Diplomacy with Rome and Sparta (12:1–23)
Further Gains under Antiochus VI (12:24–38)
Tryphon Treacherously Captures Jonathan (12:39–53)
Simon Leads the Jews to Liberty (13:1–42)
Further Victories under Simon (13:43–53)
Simon’s Glory (14:1–49)
Simon Is Bold to Antiochus VII (15:1–36)
Simon and Sons Rout Kendebaios (15:37–16:10)
Simon’s Death (16:11–24)
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