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That's the picture painted for us in the Book of Maccabees I. The story picks up with a group holed up in the tower – a strategic stronghold that allowed them to harass and threate...
Specifically, chapter 8. It's a short but potent glimpse into the reputation of the Romans and their military prowess, as perceived by others. This section details the Romans' impr...
His brother, the legendary Judas Maccabeus, had just fallen in battle. Judas, the hammer – that's what his name meant in Hebrew, Maccabee comes from the word for hammer, makevet – ...
Let me tell you about Jonathan and Simon, two brothers from the Maccabee family, and a wedding that went horribly, horribly wrong. Now, we all know weddings are supposed to be joyo...
That’s the story we find ourselves in with Jonathan and his band in 1 Maccabees 9. After the death of Alcimus, the high priest appointed by the Seleucid king, Bacchides, the Syrian...
Times were tough. The Maccabees, that heroic family, were leading a revolt against the Seleucid Empire, who were trying to Hellenize Judea – to force Greek culture and religion upo...
That feeling, that primal fear, is something Jonathan Maccabeus and his forces knew all too well. Let's set the scene. We're in the tumultuous times described in the Book of Maccab...
He was always navigating treacherous political waters, trying to secure the best future for his people. Our story today focuses on just that precarious balancing act. Remember, Jon...
That’s exactly where we find ourselves in the story of the Maccabees. After what must have felt like an eternity of conflict, the passage we're looking at from the Book of Maccabee...
