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The story of the Maccabees is just that: a story of forging a Jewish identity amidst empires clashing and cultures colliding. Today, let's journey with Jonathan Maccabee, son of Ma...
That feeling is all too familiar in the story of the Maccabees. We pick up the story with Jonathan, who’s been leading the Jewish people in their fight for freedom. He gets word th...
We’re picking up the story from 1 Maccabees 12, a book not included in the Hebrew Bible but considered canonical by Catholics and Orthodox Christians, and a valuable historical sou...
Our story unfolds in 1 Maccabees 12, a fascinating glimpse into the political maneuvering of Jonathan the High Priest. Remember him? He was one of the key figures in the Maccabean ...
Let’s step back in time and witness a moment of strategic brilliance from Jonathan the Maccabee himself, as told in the Book of Maccabees I. The scene is set: Jonathan, the leader ...
Sometimes, it's about the nitty-gritty of securing borders, fortifying cities, and making shrewd strategic moves. That's precisely what we see in the story of the Maccabees. to a s...
Our story centers on Jonathan, a leader of the Jewish people during a turbulent time. He's negotiating with someone who seems to be offering a pretty sweet deal: "I will give it th...
Tryphon, that treacherous viper, sends his armies – footmen and horsemen – swarming into Galilee and the great plain. Their mission? To utterly destroy every last one of Jonathan's...
As we read in the Book of Maccabees I, things were looking pretty grim. "Then all the heathen that were round about then sought to destroy them: for said they, They have no captain...
