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Daniel J. Harrington SJ
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Liturgical Press
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October 2012
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These accounts of the Maccabean revolt, by which the sons of Mattathias reclaimed the temple of Jerusalem, tell an important story of the founding of the Jewish people. The Hammerers" is the meaning of the nickname "Maccabees," given to Mattathias's sons, who lived in a time of revolution. Empires struggled for control of Greece, Egypt, and Asia, and the small population of Jews tried to preserve their claim to Judea. The five brothers also made heroic contributions to the practice of Judaism. Their rededication of the temple establishes the annual celebration of Hanukkah, and the martyr stories in Second Maccabees emphasize faithfulness to the law of Moses. The books of First and Second Maccabees are also important for Christians, as in them is told how the Jewish people established the political and religious culture into which Jesus was born. The martyr stories inform the early Christian martyrdoms, and the books are written in Greek, the language in which the Jews of Jesus' time read the Scriptures. As Father Harrington notes, without the Maccabees "the fate of Judaism (and with it Christianity and Islam) was uncertain." Daniel J.
Harrington, SJ, is professor of New Testament at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. He has a doctorate in biblical languages and literatures from Harvard University. A past president of the Catholic Biblical Association, he has written many books on the Old and New Testament, including the New Collegeville Bible Commentary on The Letter to the Hebrews (Liturgical Press, 2006)."
Author
Daniel J. Harrington SJ
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Liturgical Press
Published
October 2012
Weight
227g
Page Count
160
Dimensions
150 x 227 x 11 mm
ISBN
9780814628461
ISBN-10
081462846X
Eden Code
4026237
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Author/Creator: Daniel J. Harrington SJ
ISBN: 9780814628461
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Release Date: October 2012
Weight: 227g
Dimensions: 150 x 227 x 11 mm
Eden Code: 4026237