Books of the Maccabees
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ancient Jewish historical texts
ancient Jewish religious texts
biblical apocrypha
deuterocanonical books
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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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
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| canonicalStatusInCatholicism |
deuterocanonical (1 and 2 Maccabees)
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| canonicalStatusInEasternOrthodoxy |
deuterocanonical (1, 2, 3 Maccabees)
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| canonicalStatusInJudaism |
non-canonical
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| canonicalStatusInProtestantism |
apocryphal
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| commemoratedBy |
Hanukkah celebrations
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| 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
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| mainSubject |
Hasmonean dynasty
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Maccabean Revolt → rededication of the Second Temple → |
| preservedIn |
Septuagint
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| 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
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| 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 |
Hellenistic Jewish literature
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| usedIn |
Catholic Church
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Eastern Orthodox Church → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Festival of Lights
("Books of the Maccabees (historical)")
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Hanukkah → |
scripturalSource |
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Maccabees
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associatedWithText |
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Antiochus IV Epiphanes
("Books of Maccabees")
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mentionedIn |