The First and Second Books of the Maccabees

by J. R. Bartlett

Overview

Mr Bartlett's volume, like the others in the series, contains the text in the New English Bible. After a general introduction to the book as a whole, the text is given in short passages, with a commentary directly following each. These Jewish historical works, the two books of the Maccabees, were written to describe the struggles of the Jews in the second century BC against encroachment of the Greek way of life and against the political domination of the Syrians. The particular purpose of this commentary is to bring out the political and religious motives of the various parties to the struggle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521097499
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/19/1973
Series:	Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the Apocrypha
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.83(d)

Table of Contents

The world of the Maccabees; The dating of events in 1 and 2 Maccabees; The Syrian administration; Ancient writers who describe this period; The First Book of the Maccabees; The original text and its date; The author's approach to the work; The historical value of I Maccabees; The author; Antiochus and the Jewish revolt; The war under Judas and Jonathan; Jonathan rules the nation; The high-priesthood of Simon; The Second Book of the Maccabees; The original text and its date; The author's approach to the work; The historical value of 2 Maccabees; The author.