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1 Maccabees - A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Hardcover)
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1 Maccabees - A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Hardcover)
Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries
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A new translation and commentary on I Maccabees that offers a fresh
interpretation of the author's values and purpose First Maccabees,
composed in the second century BCE, chronicles four decades of
clashes between Hellenistic Syria and Judea, from Antiochus
Epiphanes's ascent to the throne in 175 BCE to the Hasmoneans'
establishment of an independent Judean state, ruled by Simon and
his sons. In this volume, Daniel R. Schwartz provides a new
translation of the Greek text and analyzes its historical
significance. In dialogue with contemporary scholarship, the
introduction surveys the work's themes, sources, and transmission,
while the commentary addresses textual details and issues of
historical reconstruction, often devoting special attention to the
lost Hebrew original and its associations. Schwartz demonstrates
that 1 Maccabees, despite its Hebraic biblical style and its
survival within the Christian canon, deviates from biblical and
Judaic works by marginalizing God, evincing scorn for martyrs, and
ascribing to human power and valor crucial historical roles. This
all fits its mandate: justification of the Hasmonean dynasty,
especially the Simonides.
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