The forces of Judas were but a small band of men fighting guerrilla tactics against a highly organized army. Continual military campaigns by Seleucid forces eventually weakened the Jewish army. For some reason Judas felt it was better to resist and fall in battle than withdraw and enlist the newly established Roman support. Steven T. Balog Copyright is claimed jointly by the author, the instructor, and Nashotah House, 1998. Listing of summaries of Deuterocanonical books.
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