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 histor...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Peeters
2006
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Biblica
Year: 2006, Volume: 87, Issue: 4, Pages: 457-476 |
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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: | 2385-2062 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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