First and Second Maccabees Liturgical Press but about family

but about family

tested and

Following in the steps of the Reformers

ISBN13: 9781468096996

"The book is a complex and mesmerizing success

First and Second Maccabees Liturgical Press but about familyThese accounts of the Maccabean revolt, by which the sons of Mattathias reclaimed the temple of Jerusalem, tell an important story of the founding of the Jewish people. "The Hammerers" is the meaning of the nickname "Maccabees," given to Mattathias's sons, who lived in a time of revolution. Empires struggled for control of Greece, Egypt, and Asia, and the small population of Jews tried to preserve their claim to Judea. The five brothers also made