Maccabees in a sentence

Hence violence between Hellenist Jews and Maccabees, in the face of oppression by the Assyrian Greeks.

Perhaps like the Maccabees, we could wait for a prophet to come later who would tell us what to do with them.

We all learned in kindergarten that a small band of Jewish fighters, the Maccabees, rose up against the mighty Greek army and rededicated the Temple.

A hotel in a Baltimore suburb on Thursday canceled the reservation of the Yeshiva University men’s basketball team over fears of novel coronavirus, the coach of the Maccabees told The Associated Press.

Earlier at the wedding celebration for her pal Laura Dockrill and Maccabees musician Hugo White, the 31-year-old artist was seen performing several of her hit songs and appeared to be in good spirits, according to videos posted to Twitter.

The practice of praying for the dead is not found in most Protestant traditions, but is a central part of the Catholic faith and justified by the book 2 Maccabees, Vrazel explained.

Shira and Amichai are Maccabees, full of love and made from steel.

The way traditional Judaism views the Maccabees, and ourselves as the torch-bearers of their legacy — there is no room for hate, only acceptance, tolerance and teaching.

What Would the Maccabees Do Today?

According to 1 Maccabees 1:41-50 he proclaimed himself the incarnation of the Greek god Zeus and mandated death to anyone who refused to worship him.

For instance, the author of Hebrews references oral tradition which spoke of an Old Testament prophet who was sawn in half in Hebrews 11:37, two verses after the 2nd Maccabees reference.

For more information see The Canon Debate edited by McDonald and Sanders, 2002 Hendrickson As a result, the original text of some Hebrew texts, including the Books of Maccabees were lost (Greek translations survived).

He is specifically mentioned by Ben Sirah (a writer of the Hellenistic period who listed the "great sages" of Israel) and 4 Maccabees (1st century AD).

In a 2012 interview, Gibson explained that the Maccabees film was still in preparation.

In April 2012, Eszterhas wrote a letter to Gibson accusing him of sabotaging their movie about the Maccabees because he "hates Jews", and citing a series of private incidents during which he allegedly heard Gibson express extremely racist views.

In his allusions to the Gentile rulers with whom the Jews came into contact from the time of the Maccabees onwards, Severus discloses some points which are not without importance.

Opinion is divided on the book of Baruch, while it is acknowledged that the Epistle of Jeremiah, the Wisdom of Solomon, and 2 Maccabees are originally Greek compositions.

Other portions of the same codex remained in the monastery, containing all of Isaiah and 1 and 4 Maccabees.

The book of 2 Maccabees gives a clear account of the dead awaiting a future resurrection and judgment, plus prayers and offerings for the dead to remove the burden of sin.

The Books of the Maccabees describe the uprising and the end of Greek rule.