Books of the Maccabees
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The Books of the Maccabees are ancient Jewish historical and religious texts recounting the Maccabean revolt and events surrounding the rededication of the Second Temple.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Books of the Maccabees canonical | 3 |
| Books of Maccabees | 1 |
| Books of the Maccabees (historical) | 1 |
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Target entity: Books of the Maccabees Context triple: [Hanukkah, scripturalSource, Books of the Maccabees]
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A.
4 Maccabees
4 Maccabees is a Hellenistic Jewish philosophical work that uses the story of the Maccabean martyrs to argue for the supremacy of reason guided by Torah over the passions.
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B.
1 Maccabees
1 Maccabees is a historical Jewish work recounting the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE, regarded as deuterocanonical by some Christian traditions.
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C.
3 Maccabees
3 Maccabees is an ancient Jewish text, preserved in the Septuagint and accepted in the Eastern Orthodox biblical canon, that recounts the persecution and miraculous deliverance of Jews under the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt.
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D.
2 Maccabees
2 Maccabees is a Jewish historical and religious work recounting the Maccabean revolt and associated martyrdoms, recognized as deuterocanonical in some Christian traditions.
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E.
Maccabees
The Maccabees were a Jewish rebel group in the 2nd century BCE who led a successful revolt against Seleucid rule and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Books of the Maccabees Target entity description: The Books of the Maccabees are ancient Jewish historical and religious texts recounting the Maccabean revolt and events surrounding the rededication of the Second Temple.
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A.
4 Maccabees
4 Maccabees is a Hellenistic Jewish philosophical work that uses the story of the Maccabean martyrs to argue for the supremacy of reason guided by Torah over the passions.
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B.
1 Maccabees
1 Maccabees is a historical Jewish work recounting the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE, regarded as deuterocanonical by some Christian traditions.
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C.
3 Maccabees
3 Maccabees is an ancient Jewish text, preserved in the Septuagint and accepted in the Eastern Orthodox biblical canon, that recounts the persecution and miraculous deliverance of Jews under the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt.
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D.
2 Maccabees
2 Maccabees is a Jewish historical and religious work recounting the Maccabean revolt and associated martyrdoms, recognized as deuterocanonical in some Christian traditions.
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E.
Maccabees
The Maccabees were a Jewish rebel group in the 2nd century BCE who led a successful revolt against Seleucid rule and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Jewish historical texts
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ancient Jewish religious texts ⓘ biblical apocrypha ⓘ deuterocanonical books ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hanukkah
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Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| audience | Jewish communities under Hellenistic rule ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInCatholicism | deuterocanonical (1 and 2 Maccabees) ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInEasternOrthodoxy | deuterocanonical (1, 2, 3 Maccabees) ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInJudaism | non-canonical ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInProtestantism | apocryphal ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Hanukkah celebrations ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Jewish resistance to Seleucid rule
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cleansing and rededication of the Temple ⓘ persecution of Jews under Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
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religious literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
1 Maccabees
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2 Maccabees ⓘ 3 Maccabees ⓘ 4 Maccabees ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Hellenistic period
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conflict between Hellenism and Judaism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian theology
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Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hasmonean dynasty
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Maccabean Revolt ⓘ rededication of the Second Temple ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Septuagint ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage faithfulness to the Torah under persecution
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to record the Maccabean struggle and Temple rededication ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book of Daniel
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Megillat Antiochus ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Jerusalem
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Judea ⓘ |
| theme |
divine deliverance
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martyrdom ⓘ national liberation ⓘ religious fidelity ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
2nd century BCE
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Seleucid rule over Judea ⓘ |
| tradition |
Letter of Aristeas
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surface form:
Hellenistic Jewish literature
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| usedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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