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Maccabees
Maccabees two books included in the Septuagint and placed as the last two books in the Old Testament of the Vulgate; they are not included in the Hebrew Bible and are placed in the Apocrypha in Protestant Bibles. First and Second Maccabees are both historical narratives. First Maccabees was origi... Read more
Maccabees
Maccabees or Machabees , Jewish family of the 2d and 1st cent. BC that brought about a restoration of Jewish political and religious life. They are also called Hasmoneans or Asmoneans after their ancestor, Hashmon. The Maccabees appear in history as the family of a priest, Mattathias, dwell... Read more
Cedron
Cedron , in the Bible. 1 The same as Kidron . 2 Place, near Jamnia, fortified against the Maccabees. ... Read more
Apollonius
Apollonius , in the books of the Maccabees. 1 Governor of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia for Seleucus IV. He oppressed the Jews and was killed by Judas Maccabaeus. 2 Governor of Coele-Syria under Alexander Balas. ... Read more
Berea
Berea or Beroea . 1 Town near Jerusalem, mentioned in First Maccabees. It is probably identical with Beeroth 1. 2 See Véroia , Macedonia. 3 See Aleppo , Syria. ... Read more
Alexander
Alexander in the Bible. 1 Kinsman of Annas. 2 Son of Simon of Cyrene, probably a Christian. 3 Heretic condemned by Paul. 4 Coppersmith who did Paul harm. 5 Jew who tried to speak during a riot at Ephesus. The last three may be the same man. The Alexanders in the books of the Maccabees are... Read more
Jonathan
Jonathan [short for Jehonathan, Heb.,=Yahweh has given]. 1 In the Bible, Saul's son and David's friend, both killed at the battle of Mt. Gilboa. David showed kindness to his son Mephibosheth. 2 David's nephew. He is perhaps the same man who is called David's uncle and counsellor in the translat... Read more
Judas
Judas in the Bible. 1 See Jude, Saint . 2 Judas Maccabeus: see Maccabees . 3 See Judas Iscariot . 4 See Judah 1 (of which Judas is the Greek form). 5 In the Acts of the Apostles, owner of a house in Damascus where St. Paul went after his conversion. 6 See Judas Barsabas . 7 ... Read more
Simon
Simon in the Bible. 1 One of the Maccabees . 2 or Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint . 3 See Simon, Saint . 4 Kinsman of Jesus. 5 Leper of Bethany in whose house a woman anointed Jesus' feet. He may have been the father of Lazarus. 6 Pharisee in whose house Jesus was entertained. 7 ... Read more
Demetrius I
Demetrius I (Demetrius Soter) , c.187-150 BC, king of ancient Syria (162-150 BC), son of Seleucus IV. He was sent as a hostage to Rome, where he remained during the reigns of his father and his uncle Antiochus IV. After Antiochus died, he was succeeded by his son Antiochus V, but Demetrius escaped... Read more

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Maccabees
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Maccabees two books included in the Septuagint and placed as the...the Apocrypha in Protestant Bibles. First and Second Maccabees are both historical narratives. First Maccabees was originally written in Hebrew and is usually dated...
Maccabees, Books of
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Maccabees, Books of Four historical books, the...Bible and the Protestant Apocrypha . Maccabees I and II are modelled on the Old Testament...They record the Jewish dynasty of the Maccabees. In 165 bc, Judas Maccabee led a revolt...
Feast of the Maccabees
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Feast of the Maccabees see Hanukkah .
Judas Maccabeus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Tedesche and Solomon Zeitlin, First Book of the Maccabees and Second Book of Maccabees (1950-1954), are translations from the Greek originals of these works. Elias Bickerman, The Maccabees (1935; trans. 1947), presents an illuminating...
Ashteroth Karnaim
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Ashteroth Karnaim , in the Bible, place, E of the Jordan. It is possibly the same as Carnaim in First Maccabees and Carnion in Second Maccabees.
Alcimus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Alcimus , in the books of the Maccabees, Hellenizing Jew, appointed to the high priesthood, but opposed by the Maccabees.
Antiochus IV
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...culture on the Jews and thus precipitated the rebellion of the Maccabees. The third son of Antiochus III, Antiochus IV succeeded...of Jehovah caused an uprising and guerrilla warfare by the Maccabees from 167 to 164. Antiochus abandoned the policy before his...
Salome Alexandra
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Salome Alexandra see Maccabees , Jewish family.
Machabees
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Machabees see Maccabees .
John Hyrcanus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition John Hyrcanus see Maccabees , Jewish family.

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Maccabees, Books of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Maccabees, Books of. Four Books, so called after the hero of the first two...reason over the passions, illustrated by examples from the history of the Maccabees. The Books contain important teaching on immortality (2 Macc. 7: 9...
Maccabees, books of
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Maccabees, books of Four books recording the struggle of loyalist Jews against...which is inappropriately named, since it is not concerned with the Maccabees but is a fictitious work compiled by a Jew in Alexandria at about the...
Maccabees, Feast of the Holy
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Maccabees, Feast of the Holy. A feast formerly kept in the W. Church (and still observed in the E.) on 1 Aug. to commemorate the seven brothers whose deaths are described in 2 Macc. 7.
Maccabees
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Maccabees. The celebrated Jewish family which fostered armed opposition to the introduction of pagan cult into the Temple at Jerusalem by...
Old Testament
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...Esdras (Ezra–Nehemiah in Hebrew);Esther; followed by Judith, Tobit, and 1 and 2 Maccabees (not in Hebrew); then 3 and 4 Maccabees. The next section consists of the poetical books: Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of...
Maccabee
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...Antiochus IV c. 167 bc, as recorded in the Books of the Maccabees (see below). The term is occasionally found in extended...applied to the Methodists is recorded by John Wesley. The Maccabees are four books of Jewish history and theology, of which the...
Apocrypha
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...the Three Children ; (ix) Susanna ; (x) Bel and the Dragon ; (xi) The Prayer of Manasseh ; (xii) 1 Maccabees ; (xiii) 2 Maccabees. In addition, there are many other books, known as Pseudepigrapha (frequently apocalyptic in character...
war
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...the Jews were in conflict with neighbours as well as with the great empires, and there were popular uprisings led by the Maccabees in the 2nd cent. BCE and Simon Bar-Kochba in the 2nd cent. CE . With such a history of war it is not surprising that Israel...
alliances
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...themselves, notwithstanding the opposition of the prophets (Isa. 20: 6; Jer. 2: 18) who urged the rulers to rely only on God. During the interval of independence under the Maccabees , there was an alliance with Rome (1 Macc. 8: 17).
Jewish people
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...sacrificial temple cult into an elaborate code for daily living, which became the basis for communal identity. The revolt of the MACCABEES in 167 BC showed their determination to preserve that identity, which survived the Roman destruction of the Temple in 70...

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Bible
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Tobit Judith Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon/Song of Songs Wisdom of Solomon Ecclesiasticus/Sirach...

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1 Maccabees
Magazine article from: Journal of Biblical Literature; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; 1 Maccabees, by John R. Bartlett. Sheffield...Bartlett did write a commentary on 1 and 2 Maccabees in 1973 (Cambridge University Press...familiar with the important work on 1 Maccabees. Still, one might wish to add some...
The Books of the Maccabees: History, Theology, Ideology; Papers of the Second International Conference on the Deuterocanonical Books, Pápa, Hungary, 9-11 June, 2005
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...ZSENGELLR (eds.), The Books of the Maccabees: History, Theology, Ideology; Papers...John Kampen, "The Books of the Maccabees and Sectarianism in Second Temple Judaism...30); Jack Pastor, "The Famine in 1 Maccabees: History or Apology?" (pp. 31...
3 Maccabees and Esther: Parallels, Intertextuality, and Diaspora Identity
Magazine article from: Journal of Biblical Literature; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...issue of literary dependence between 3 Maccabees and Esther-both the Hebrew and the...to identify the historical kernel of 3 Maccabees; a century later, this question is...Philip Alexander's article titled "3 Maccabees, Hanukkah and Purim."1 Scholarly...
History of a 'macabre' Chanukah tale: Martyrdom of Maccabees ensured their story would be preserved by the Catholic Church.
Newspaper article from: Cleveland Jewish News; 12/15/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...macabre' Chanukah tale: Martyrdom of Maccabees ensured their story would be preserved...story of Chanukah, The First Book of Maccabees, written originally in Hebrew in 136...This is followed by The Second Book of Maccabees, a parallel, but entirely separate...
An Archeological Find Is Not Tomb of Maccabees
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 12/25/1995; 700+ words ; ...initially thought to be the tomb of the Maccabees, the protagonists of the Hanukkah story...Archaeologists said it was the grave of the Maccabees, the family of protagonists in the Hanukkah...Israelis the possibility of finding the Maccabees' tomb was cause for excitement, but...
Macabees seeks state approval to demutualize and be acquired by Royal Insurance. (Maccabees Mutual Life Insurance Co., Royal Financial Services Inc.)
PR Newswire; 10/6/1988; 700+ words ; ...Mich., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Maccabees Mutual Life Insurance Company announced...to a stock company. Under the plan, Maccabees will be purchased by Royal Financial...in capital note funds to be added to Maccabees' surplus. Under the plan, which must...
The Maccabean Martyrs as Saviours of the Jewish People: A Study of 2 and 4 Maccabees
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Jewish People.- A Study of 2 and 4 Maccabees (JSJSup 57; Leiden/ New York/Cologne...undertakes a study of martyrdom in 2 and 4 Maccabees. Yet behind the detailed treatment of...introduction to the "martyrs" in 2 and 4 Maccabees, v.H. gives concise critical introductions...
Maccabees demutualization and acquisition by Royal completed. (Maccabees Life Insurance Co., Royal Financial Services Inc.)
PR Newswire; 1/4/1989; 700+ words ; MACCABEES DEMUTUALIZATION AND ACQUISITION BY ROYAL COMPLETED...SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Maccabees Life Insurance Company announced today that, effective Jan. 1, 1989, Maccabees was reorganized by converting from a mutual...
4 Maccabees: Introduction and Commentary on the Greek Text in Codex Sinaiticus
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; DAVID A. DESILVA, 4 Maccabees: Introduction and Commentary on the...longstanding research interest in 4 Maccabees" (p. ix). The book's subject...indicates, is the Greek text of 4 Maccabees contained in one of the great biblical...
'MACCABEES' Debuts at the Jewish Children's Museum.
PR Newswire; 11/21/2006; 700+ words ; ...21 /PRNewswire/ -- The brand new "MACCABEES" live Chanukah adventure will debut...November 26, the Museum announced. MACCABEES is a fun-filled, interactive experience...Temple, a small band of warriors, the Maccabees, joined to fight him, against great...