With the book of 1 Maccabees we move from the genres of fiction and wisdom to the genre of history. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE MACCABEES CHAPTER 1 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 2 In those days Mattathias son of John son of Simeon, a priest of the family of Joarib, moved from Jerusalem and settled in Modein. In addition, 3 Maccabees (1st century bce) is a work of propaganda intended to counteract those Jews who sought to win citizenship in… This caused the Maccabean revolt, led by Mattathias and his sons. 2 'May God prosper you, remembering his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, his faithful servants. Jonathan, another of Mattathias' sons, became new high priest after the rededication of the temple and also became commander of the army.
2 Macabees Chapter 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36. This is a historical narrative that details the events that led up to the Maccabean Revolt (chs. 2 In those days arose Mathathias the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem, and he abode in the mountain of Modin. 1 In the records it will be found that Jeremiah the prophet ordered the deportees to take some of the fire with them as indicated, 2 and that the prophet, in giving them the law, directed the deportees not to forget the commandments of the Lord or be led astray in their thoughts, when seeing the gold and silver idols and their adornments. 1-2) and that transpired during the years of rebellion, for …
MACCABEES 1. 1 Maccabees. 69-83. On the troubles caused by Jason and his revolt against the kingdom, i.e., the rule of the legitimate high priest, see 2 Mc 4:7–22. In 1 Maccabees 1:29-40 and 2 Maccabees 5:11-27 the Greeks plundered Jerusalem so that “Her sanctuary became desolate like a desert” (1 Macc 1:39). 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.
1 Maccabees 2 Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA).
2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth,. 169-184; Recent Research in 2 Maccabees, Currents in Biblical Research 2(2003)1, pp. 2 Maccabees chapter 2 KJV (King James Version) 1 It is also found in the records, that Jeremy the prophet commanded them that were carried away to take of the fire, as it hath been signified:. 2 Maccabees 4:7: When Seleucus died and Antiochus, who was called Epiphanes [manifestation of God], succeeded to the kingdom, Jason, the brother of Onias, obtained the high priesthood by corruption… 1 Maccabees 1:10-11, 14-15.
…a history, of which 2 Maccabees is a summary, glorifying the Temple and violently attacking the Jewish Hellenizers, but his manner of writing history is typically Hellenistic. By the second century A.D. To Makkabaika ('The things Maccabean' or 'Maccabean Histories') was the designation for both 1 and 2 Maccabees. The one hundred and sixty-ninth year: i.e., of the Seleucid era, 143 B.C. 2 Maccabees chapter 1 KJV (King James Version) 1 The brethren, the Jews that be at Jerusalem and in the land of Judea, wish unto the brethren, the Jews that are throughout Egypt health and peace:. The supernaturalism of the book is to Romanists a recommendation. 10 Antiochus Epiphanes… began to reign in the 137 th year [175 BC] of the kingdom of the Greeks. Both books are part of the canon of Scripture in the Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Coptic, and Russian Orthodox churches, but they are not recognized as canon by Protestants and Jews. - Sheffield Academic Press Sports were practiced in the nude, which scandalized the Jews. 2 We know from the records that Jeremiah the prophet instructed the people who were being taken into exile to hide some of the fire from the altar, as we have just mentioned. 2 God be gracious unto you, and remember his covenant that he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants;. There were two “paths of resistance” possible in response to the Antiochus’s demands. 1 Maccabees chapter 1 KJV (King James Version) 1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece,. 6 He saw the blasphemies being committed in Judah and Jerusalem, 7 and said,
1 and 2 Maccabees are set during the reign of the Seleucid Greek empire (the part of the Greek empire that found its roots in Syria).