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Anchor Yale Bible Commentary: 2 Maccabees (AYB)

Anchor Yale Bible Commentary: 2 Maccabees (AYB)

by Jonathan A. Goldstein

II Maccabees continues the chronicle of the "Time of the Troubles" (167-64 B.C.E.), begun in I Maccabees. It recounts the stories of conflict between militant Jews, led by Judas Maccabaeus, and their Hellenistic oppressors. Aside from the story of the struggle to control the temple and the holy city of Jerusalem, though, II Maccabees shares little in common … Read more…

Anchor Yale Bible Commentary: 1 Maccabees (AYB)

Anchor Yale Bible Commentary: 1 Maccabees (AYB)

by Jonathan A. Goldstein

"The Apocryphal book of I Maccabees (Volume 41 in the acclaimed Anchor Bible Series) is an inspirational thriller." With the help of God, the aged priest Mattathias and his sons--Judas Maccabaeus, Jonathan, and Simon--dramatically lead the Jews of Judaea first to victory and then to freedom against the formidable successors of Alexander the Great. Their stru… Read more…