Tales of High Priests and Taxes - The Books of the Maccabees and the Judean Rebellion against Antiochos IV (Paperback)

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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