The First and Second Books of the Maccabees
By: Commentary by John R. Bartlett.
Contributors: Bartlett, John R.
Series: The Cambridge Bible commentary: New English Bible
Publisher: University Press
Published: 1973
Place of publication: Cambridge [Eng.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
Subjects: Bible. O.T. Apocrypha. Maccabees -- Commentaries
Notes: Bibliography: p. 348.
Table of contents: title: The footnotes to the N.E.B. text; title: The world of the Maccabees; title: The dating of events in 1 and 2 Maccabees; title: The Syrian administration; title: Ancient writers who describe this period; title: The First Book of the Maccabees.; title: The original text and its date; title: The author's approach to the work; title: The historical value of 1 Maccabees; title: The author; title: Antiochus and the Jewish revolt; title: The war under Judas and Jonathan; title: Jonathan rules the nation; title: The high priesthood of Simon; title: The Second Book of the Maccabees.; title: The original text and its date; title: The author's approach to the work; title: The historical value of 2 Maccabees; title: The author; title: Foreword : Letters to the Jews in Egypt; title: Preface to this abridgement; title: Syrian oppression of the Jews; title: The revolt of Judas Maccabaeus; title: The campaign against Eupator; title: The victory of Maccabaeus over Nicanor; title: The value for us of 1 and 2 Maccabees; title: A note on further reading