1 Maccabees
1 MACCABEES
Author:
A zealous nationalist Palestinian Jew.
A devoted supporter of the Hasmoneans that descended from the Maccabees.
Language: Originally written in Hebrew and then translated into Greek.
Date: 100 BC
Place: Jerusalem
Content:
History of the Maccabean revolt
The rescue of Judaism
The rise of Hasmonean dynasty
Narration from the accession of Antiochus IV Epiphanes to the Seleucid throne until the death of Simon
Started with the “reforms” that turn Jerusalem into a Greek city-state under Greek law
1Mc attributes the victory to the leader’s reliance on the power of God
Purpose:
Legitimate to the Hasmoneans as rulers of Palestine under the mandate of God.
Intended as a sequel to the work of the Chronicler, to show God at work in Jewish history in the Seleucid Empire as the Chronicler was in Persian Empire.
BIBLICAL PERIOD
# 10 THE REVOLT OF THE MACCABEES
FOCUS
JUDAS "the hammer"
166-160
JONATHAN
160-142
SIMON
143-134
THE COVENANT
SINAI COVENANT
SCRIPTURE
1:1
4:36
8:1
9:23
12:1
12:39
13:1
15:15
15:25–16:24
DIVISION
Introduction and Revolt
Re-dedication of the Temple
Alliance with Rome. Murder of Judah
Appointed High Priest; Oppression resumes
Alliance with Rome and Sparta
Deceit of Trypho and Murder
Continued struggle against oppression
Renewed alliance with Rome
Treachery and Murder; Succeeded by son, John
TOPIC
Mattathias and his sons unleash the Holy War
Jonathan becomes political and religious leader
Simon serves as high priest and ruler of Judah
Hellenists attempt to destroy Judaism by enforcing Greek culture
Jews continue struggle to maintain their religion and culture
Judah reestablished as a theocracy (full independence only from 129-63 BC)
LOCATION
JUDAH - JERUSALEM
TIME
approx. 40 YEARS [174-134 BC]
Author:
A zealous nationalist Palestinian Jew.
A devoted supporter of the Hasmoneans that descended from the Maccabees.
Language: Originally written in Hebrew and then translated into Greek.
Date: 100 BC
Place: Jerusalem
Content:
History of the Maccabean revolt
The rescue of Judaism
The rise of Hasmonean dynasty
Narration from the accession of Antiochus IV Epiphanes to the Seleucid throne until the death of Simon
Started with the “reforms” that turn Jerusalem into a Greek city-state under Greek law
1Mc attributes the victory to the leader’s reliance on the power of God
Purpose:
Legitimate to the Hasmoneans as rulers of Palestine under the mandate of God.
Intended as a sequel to the work of the Chronicler, to show God at work in Jewish history in the Seleucid Empire as the Chronicler was in Persian Empire.
BIBLICAL PERIOD
# 10 THE REVOLT OF THE MACCABEES
FOCUS
JUDAS "the hammer"
166-160
JONATHAN
160-142
SIMON
143-134
THE COVENANT
SINAI COVENANT
SCRIPTURE
1:1
4:36
8:1
9:23
12:1
12:39
13:1
15:15
15:25–16:24
DIVISION
Introduction and Revolt
Re-dedication of the Temple
Alliance with Rome. Murder of Judah
Appointed High Priest; Oppression resumes
Alliance with Rome and Sparta
Deceit of Trypho and Murder
Continued struggle against oppression
Renewed alliance with Rome
Treachery and Murder; Succeeded by son, John
TOPIC
Mattathias and his sons unleash the Holy War
Jonathan becomes political and religious leader
Simon serves as high priest and ruler of Judah
Hellenists attempt to destroy Judaism by enforcing Greek culture
Jews continue struggle to maintain their religion and culture
Judah reestablished as a theocracy (full independence only from 129-63 BC)
LOCATION
JUDAH - JERUSALEM
TIME
approx. 40 YEARS [174-134 BC]