Alcimus, enemy of the Maccabees
By: Benjamin Edidin Scolnic.
Series: Studies in Judaism
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Alcimus, -- High priest, -- d. 159 B.C.; Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms LXXIX -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Bible. -- O.T. -- Apocrypha. -- Maccabees -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Maccabees.; Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.; Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D.
Other titles: Alcimus
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-181) and index.
Table of contents: value: Introduction; value: The historical background; value: The sources; value: Did Alcimus write Psalm 79?; value: The re-evaluation of Alcimus; value: Alcimus: prospects for future study.