The Apologetics of Faith. The Attitude of the Maccabees towards Hellenism
The Apologetics of Faith. The Attitude of the Maccabees towards Hellenism

Summary/Abstract: Our study is an incursion into the period of Hellenization of the Jews, presentingthe Seleucid persecutions and the fi ght of the Maccabees to defend the faith, torestore the cult and to obtain Judaic independence. The fi rst part present the earlyintroduction of Hellenism among the Jews under the rule of Alexander the Great,during which the process was peacefully, and Alexander’s attitude towards the Jewsduring his passage through Judea (Jerusalem). The second part present the attemptsto impose Hellenism forcefully, during the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, theSeleucid, and his harsh provisions against the Jews who refused Hellenization. Thethird part present the Maccabean struggle for the defense of Judaic monotheism, therestoration of the sacred worship and of the Jewish independence. Finally, there willbe an update in the sense that the attitude of Maccabees should be an example formodern Christians.

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