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Sources.įrom several standpoints it is clear that written sources were used by the author of 1 Maccabees. Josephus felt free to modify and amplify his sources, so his switch back to a previous work does not prove that the chs. Josephus apparently stopped using 1 Maccabees as a source for the period following Simon’s induction as high priest owing to his earlier Jewish War, in which he had utilized the material of Nicholas of Damascus. 14 do lend themselves to this view, but there are discrepancies earlier in the book also. was used sparingly if at all by Josephus in his Jewish Antiquities, so some have concluded that his copy ended prior to this point and that the final chs. In spite of the steady chronological order and sustained style of the book, scholars have occasionally questioned the authenticity of chs.

MSS commonly designate 1 and 2 Maccabees as Μακκαβαίων A and Μακκαβαίων B. “the book of the house of the princes of God.”Ĭlement of Alexandria (c. If it is a badly corrupted title, it might be equivalent to the Aram. שׁר בית שׁבנה אל, “the prince of the house which God built” is one possible rendering. of Josephus’ Jewish War) to indicate a source for the wars of Judas. before the Common Era ( a.d.), it is likely that the “Book of the House of the Hasmoneans” was the original title of 1 Maccabees.

Since the Talmud refers to this famous family as “Hasmonean,” and “Maccabee” does not occur in Sem. Josephus asserts that Mattathias, father of Judas and his four brothers, was descended from Hashmoneus (Jos. If related to מַּקֶּ֣בֶת, meaning “hammer” in Judges 4:21, etc., “Maccabee” may mean “hammerer.” Others have suggested “extinguisher” or “mallet-headed” also. Possibly only 2 Maccabees was intended, since the surname “Maccabeus” applies in its strictest sense only to Judas, who dominates all of 2 Maccabees, but shares the spotlight with his brothers in the longer history of 1 Maccabees. the title τὰ Μακκαβαϊκα (“The Things Maccabean”) was used to refer apparently to 1 and 2 Maccabees. The Maccabees in Perspective 1 Maccabees Title.īy the late 2nd cent. The books vary greatly in historical reliability, content and style. All but 3 Maccabees concentrate on Antiochus.ġ and 2 Maccabees are included in the Apocrypha, whereas 3 and 4 Maccabees are ranked among the pseudep. persecution was unleashed against the Jews by Egyptian and Syrian kings, particularly the infamous Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

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A series of books relating events centering around Judas Maccabeus and other heroes in the Jewish struggle for religious and political freedom.