1 Maccabees: A New Translation With Introduction And Commentary Daniel R Schwartz Yale University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Social Sciences Religion

A New Translation And Commentary On I Maccabees That Offers Fresh Interpretation Of The Author’s Values Purpose First Composed In Second Century Bce Chronicles Four Decades Clashes Between Hellenistic Syria Judea From Antiochus Epiphanes’s Ascent To Throne 175 Hasmoneans’ Establishment An Independent Judean State Ruled By Simon His Sons This Volume Daniel R Schwartz Provides Greek Text Analyzes Its Historical Significance Dialogue With Contemporary Scholarship Introduction Surveys Work’s Themes Sources Transmission While Addresses Textual Details Issues Reconstruction Often Devoting Special Attention Lost Hebrew Original Associations Demonstrates 1 Despite Hebraic Biblical Style Survival Within Christian Canon Deviates Judaic Works Marginalizing God Evincing Scorn For Martyrs Ascribing Human Power Valor Crucial Roles All Fits Mandate: Justification Hasmonean Dynasty Especially Simonides Σελίδες: 504 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0628 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm