Tales of High Priests and Taxes: The Books of the Maccabees and the Judean Rebellion Against Antiochos IV Volume 56

by Sylvie Honigman

Book Overview

In the wake of the conquests of Alexander the Great, the ancient world of the Bible--the ancient Near East--came under Greek rule, and in the land of Israel, time-old traditions met Greek culture. But with the accession of King Antiochos IV, the soft power of culture was replaced with armed conflict, and soon the Jews rebelled against their imperial masters, as recorded in the Biblical books of the Maccabees. Whereas most scholars have dismissed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520383141
• ISBN13: 9780520383142
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 570 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"