In the wake of the conquests of Alexander the Great, the ancient
world of the Bible—the ancient Near East—came under Greek rule,
and in the land of Israel, time-old traditions met Greek culture.
But with the accession of King Antiochos IV, the soft power of
culture was replaced with armed conflict, and soon the Jews
rebelled against their imperial masters, as recorded in the
Biblical books of the Maccabees. Whereas most scholars have
dismissed the biblical accounts of religious persecution and
cultural clash, Sylvie Honigman combines subtle literary analysis
with deep historical insight to show how their testimony can be
reconciled with modern historical analysis by conversing with the
biblical authors, so to speak, in their own language to understand
the ways they described their experiences. Honigman contends that
these stories are not mere fantasies but genuine attempts to cope
with the massacre that followed the rebellion by giving it new
meaning. This reading also discloses fresh political and economic
factors.
General
| Imprint: |
University of California Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Hellenistic Culture and Society, 56 |
| Release date: |
March 2021 |
| First published: |
2014 |
| Authors: |
Sylvie Honigman
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
570 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-38314-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-520-38314-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780520383142 |
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