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.
Daniel R. Schwartz
2 Maccabees
2 Maccabees
Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 627 ● ISBN 9783110211207 ● Dimensione 1.7 MB ● Casa editrice De Gruyter ● Città Berlin/Boston ● Pubblicato 2008 ● Edizione 1 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 2233918 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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