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Informationen zum Autor By Benjamin Edidin Scolnic Klappentext This book explores the story of Mattathias in 1Maccabees and asserts that Mattathias defined Judaism and Jewishness for his time. Mattathias's actions of zealous violence, as controversial as they were viewed to be in both his day and today, were primarily for the preservation of his religion and people. Zusammenfassung This book explores the story of Mattathias in 1Maccabees and asserts that Mattathias defined Judaism and Jewishness for his time. Mattathias's actions of zealous violence! as controversial as they were viewed to be in both his day and today! were primarily for the preservation of his religion and people. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Scholarly Views of Mattathias Chapter 3: Mattathias's Act of Rebellion Chapter 4: Mattathias and the Priestly Clan of Jehoiarib Chapter 5: Mattathias and the Ambitions of the Maccabees Chapter 6: Mattathias and the Meaning of Circumcision Chapter 7: Mattathias and Defensive Warfare on the Sabbath Chapter 8: The Nature and the Provenance of 1 Macabees Chapter 9: Mattathias and the Definition of Judaism Chapter 10 Select Bibliography
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Benjamin Edidin Scolnic, a scholar and rabbi, is the author of ten other books, including
Thy Brother's Blood: The Maccabees and Dynastic Morality in the Hellenistic World. He is a professor in the Program of Judaic Studies at Southern Connecticut State University. He has been the rabbi of Temple Beth Sholom in Hamden, Connecticut since 1983.
