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2 Maccabees
Contributor(s): Schwartz, Daniel R. (Author)

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ISBN: 3110191180     ISBN-13: 9783110191189
Publisher: de Gruyter
OUR PRICE: $342.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2008
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism - Tibetan
- Religion | Judaism - History
- Religion | Ancient
Dewey: 294.392
LCCN: 2008038566
Age Level: 22
Grade Level: 17
Series: Commentaries on Early Jewish Literature
Physical Information: 1.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (2.51 lbs) 627 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
- Religious Orientation - Buddhist
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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Publisher Description:

2 Maccabees is a Jewish work composed during the 2nd century BCE and preserved by the Church. Written in Hellenistic Greek and told from a Jewish-Hellenistic perspective, 2 Maccabees narrates and interprets the ups and downs of events that took place in Jerusalem prior to and during the Maccabean revolt: institutionalized Hellenization and the foundation of Jerusalem as a polis; the persecution of Jews by Antiochus Epiphanes, accompanied by famous martyrdoms; and the rebellion against Seleucid rule by Judas Maccabaeus. 2 Maccabees is an important source both for the events it describes and for the values and interests of the Judaism of the Hellenistic diaspora that it reflects - which are often quite different from those represented by its competitor, 1 Maccabees.

 
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