Maccabees
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- proper noun
- /ˈmækəˌbiːz/
- Yet, understood in the light of the Traditions of the Church and in light of the Maccabees, God says that it is still possible for them to intercede for their people.
- Book of Maccabees
- First Maccabees
- 2 Maccabees
Examples
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In my view, Boyarin is right to observe that some late antique Jewish and Christian martyr stories contain erotic elements not present in earlier works such as 4 Maccabees.
Academic text (2006) -
I was just reading this article online that posited that the Maccabees, when you really get down to it, are not unlike the Jewish Taliban.
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The Maccabees?
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The first said King's reign is not well known besides in the Book of Maccabees where he imprisons Jason, the high priest of Israel.
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Not only the Bible, but the Maccabees, Josephus, Synoptic Gospels.
Blog text (13) -
In this fascinating and challenging work, Boyarin differentiates late antique Christian and Jewish martyrologies from earlier works such as 4 Maccabees.
Academic text (2006) -
From the Intro to the Book of Maccabees in the Jerusalem Bible, a Catholic product (John Cardinal Heenan, imprimatur, 1966).
Blog text (12) -
Hence, with recourse to 2 Maccabees 5:19, he explained that God did not elect the Basel friary because of its location but because of the inhabitants adorning it.
Academic text (2018) -
The Books of the Maccabees detail the events surrounding the revolt against foreign oppression.
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In the first chapter of the Maccabees, the struggles of the Jewish people during the revolt are vividly portrayed.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Maccabees is also the name given to the books that tell the story of that family and their revolt. The books are named after the 'hammer' fighters and explain the events remembered at Hanukkah.