Judas Maccabaeus' campaigns against Timothy
Both 1 and 2 Maccabees mention various campaigns of Judas Maccabaeus against an opponent called Timothy. The author argues that although 1 Maccabees in several instances does provide more accurate detail, 2 Maccabees' presentation of these campaigns as chronologically discrete has the greater h...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Peeters
2006
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In: |
Biblica
Year: 2006, Volume: 87, Issue: 4, Pages: 457-476 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Makkabäer 1.-2.
/ Judas Maccabaeus -160 BC
/ Opponent
/ Struggle against
B Maccabees 165 BC-37 BC / History 161 BC-63 BC |
IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
Further subjects: | B
Bible. Makkabäer 1.
B Bible. Makkabäer 2. B Bible. Makkabäer 1. 5,6-8 B Bible. Makkabäer 2. 10,24-38 B Bible. Makkabäer 2. 8,30-33 |
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Summary: | Both 1 and 2 Maccabees mention various campaigns of Judas Maccabaeus against an opponent called Timothy. The author argues that although 1 Maccabees in several instances does provide more accurate detail, 2 Maccabees' presentation of these campaigns as chronologically discrete has the greater historical plausibility. Additionally, 2 Maccabees alone preserves a record of a third, historically plausible campaign against Timothy. Overall, 2 Maccabees deserves more esteem as an historical source than it commonly receives. |
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ISSN: | 0006-0887 |
Contains: | In: Biblica
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