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Our story takes us to the Beit Hamikdash, the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, during the time of the Maccabees. The Book of Maccabees I gives us a glimpse of a truly desperate situation....
Sometimes, it's about more than just words. Sometimes, it's about tangible acts of kindness and understanding. In the ancient texts of The Book of Maccabees I, we find a fascinatin...
We’re diving into the First Book of Maccabees, specifically chapter 14. It’s a fascinating read, full of political intrigue, military strategy, and, ultimately, the forging of a na...
Our window into this world is the Book of Maccabees I, a historical text not found in the Hebrew Bible but considered canonical by some Christians. It gives us a ground-level view ...
That's the vibe in 1 Maccabees 15. We're talking about a moment so monumental, the decision was made to immortalize it. They commanded, with no small amount of gravitas, that the d...
That’s what I want to talk about today, drawing from the Second Book of Maccabees, specifically chapter 10. The scene is Jerusalem. The Temple, once a beacon of faith, had been des...
The Book of Maccabees II gives us a glimpse into that moment. After years of fighting against oppression, against those who sought to defile their most sacred space, they finally p...
He’s wading into a historical debate, and it's more tangled than you might think. Josephus brings up Berosus, a Babylonian priest and historian, who wrote a Chaldean History. Beros...
The Torah, in the story of Cain and Abel, grapples with this very question. Genesis 4:4 tells us that God respected Abel and his offering, but not Cain and his. But what's the mean...
