By the second century BC, Israel had long been under the rule of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. But the policy of Hellenization and suppression of Jewish religious practices sparked a revolt, led initially by Judah Maccabee. This book explains the causes of the revolt and traces the course of the various campaigns of the Maccabees.
By the second century BC, Israel had long been under the rule of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. But the policy of Hellenization and suppression of Jewish religious practices sparked a revolt, led initially by Judah Maccabee. This book explains the causes of the revolt and traces the course of the various campaigns of the Maccabees.