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The First Book of Maccabees

The Epic Story of a Resistance

“The First Book of Maccabees was written in Hebrew by a Jew from Jerusalem, probably around the beginning of the first century before Christ. However, only translations are extant as well as the Greek text that provides faith for the Church. In his work, the author details almost half a century of Jewish history, from 175–134 B.C., that is, from the accession of Antiochus IV Epiphanes to the throne of Syria until the death of Simon Maccabeus.

“A conscientious writer, he sets down the events according to their chronological order, except for a few particulars. Like the historiographers of antiquity, he selects his facts, loves to put them in a dramatic form, inflates the numbers, and places eloquent discourses on the lips of his heroes.

The First Book of Maccabees may be divided a follows:

I: A Great Danger for the Faith (1:1-64)

II: The Great Days of the Resistance (2:1—6:63)

III: The Rise of the Hasmoneans (7:1—16:24)
(Bible Gateway)

Who were the Maccabees?

“Maccabees (flourished 2nd century bce, Palestine) were a priestly family of Jews who organized a successful rebellion against the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV and reconsecrated the defiled Temple of Jerusalem.

~ the name Maccabee was a title of honour given to Judas, a son of Mattathias and the hero of the Jewish wars of independence, 168–164 bce
~ later the name Maccabees was extended to include his whole family, specifically Mattathias (his father) and Judas’s four brothers—John, Simon, Eleazar, and Jonathan
~ its use was also extended to John Hyrcanus, Simon’s son, who was next in succession
~ there is no unanimity about the meaning of the title Maccabee; the Hebrew may be read as “Hammer,” “Hammerer,” or “Extinguisher”

source: Maccabees | Meaning, History, Significance, Revolt, & Facts | Britannica

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