1 Maccabees

Daniel R. Schwartz • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300160185

1 Maccabees cover1 Maccabees cover

1 Maccabees

Daniel R. Schwartz • Yale University Press

ISBN-10: 0300160186 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300160185

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This volume provides a comprehensive translation and scholarly commentary on the First Book of Maccabees. Daniel R. Schwartz examines the historical context of the Hasmonean revolt, offering a rigorous analysis of the text's theological objectives, political motivations, and its place within the broader landscape of Second Temple Judaism and Hellenistic influence.

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Publisher: Yale University Press

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Author: Daniel R. Schwartz

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Inferred: Biblical ScholarshipInferred: HellenismInferred: JudaismInferred: Hasmonean DynastyInferred: Second Temple JudaismInferred: Hellenistic PeriodInferred: Historical ExegesisInferred: Jewish History

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Influences: Hellenistic historiography, Jewish traditionCornerstone of: Maccabean Studies, Second Temple history

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