Cambridge Bible Commentaries: The First and Second Books of the Maccabees (Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the Apocrypha)

J.R. Bartlett

ISBN 10: 0521097495 / ISBN 13: 9780521097499

Published by Cambridge University Press 2008-10-13, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cambridge Bible Commentaries: The First and Second Books of the Maccabees (Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the Apocrypha)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2008-10-13
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521097495
• ISBN 13: 9780521097499
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Mr Bartlett's volume, like the others in the series, contains the text in the New English Bible. After a general introduction to the book as a whole, the text is given in short passages, with a commentary directly following each. These Jewish historical works, the two books of the Maccabees, were written to describe the struggles of the Jews in the second century BC against encroachment of the Greek way of life and against the political domination of the Syrians. The particular purpose of this commentary is to bring out the political and religious motives of the various parties to the struggle.

Book Description

Mr Bartlett's volume, like the others in the series, contains the text in the New English Bible. After a general introduction to the book as a whole, the text is given in short passages, with a commentary directly following each. These Jewish historical works, the two books of the Maccabees, were written to describe the struggles of the Jews in the second century BC against encroachment of the Greek way of life and against the political domination of the Syrians.