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Septuagint, 2 Maccabees, 6
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1. Hebrew Bible, Isaiah, 54.7-54.8 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

54.7. בְּרֶגַע קָטֹן עֲזַבְתִּיךְ וּבְרַחֲמִים גְּדֹלִים אֲקַבְּצֵךְ׃ 54.8. בְּשֶׁצֶף קֶצֶף הִסְתַּרְתִּי פָנַי רֶגַע מִמֵּךְ וּבְחֶסֶד עוֹלָם רִחַמְתִּיךְ אָמַר גֹּאֲלֵךְ יְהוָה׃ 54.7. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; But with great compassion will I gather thee." 54.8. In a little wrath I hid My face from thee for a moment; But with everlasting kindness will I have compassion on thee, Saith the LORD thy Redeemer."
2. Hebrew Bible, Daniel, 1.2, 1.6, 2.25, 3.8, 3.12, 5.2-5.3, 5.13, 6.11, 6.14, 7.25, 8.14, 9.2, 9.7, 9.12, 9.16, 9.25, 11.21-11.45, 12.7 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

1.2. וַיִּתֵּן אֲדֹנָי בְּיָדוֹ אֶת־יְהוֹיָקִים מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה וּמִקְצָת כְּלֵי בֵית־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיְבִיאֵם אֶרֶץ־שִׁנְעָר בֵּית אֱלֹהָיו וְאֶת־הַכֵּלִים הֵבִיא בֵּית אוֹצַר אֱלֹהָיו׃ 1.2. וְכֹל דְּבַר חָכְמַת בִּינָה אֲשֶׁר־בִּקֵּשׁ מֵהֶם הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּמְצָאֵם עֶשֶׂר יָדוֹת עַל כָּל־הַחַרְטֻמִּים הָאַשָּׁפִים אֲשֶׁר בְּכָל־מַלְכוּתוֹ׃ 1.6. וַיְהִי בָהֶם מִבְּנֵי יְהוּדָה דָּנִיֵּאל חֲנַנְיָה מִישָׁאֵל וַעֲזַרְיָה׃ 2.25. אֱדַיִן אַרְיוֹךְ בְּהִתְבְּהָלָה הַנְעֵל לְדָנִיֵּאל קֳדָם מַלְכָּא וְכֵן אֲמַר־לֵהּ דִּי־הַשְׁכַּחַת גְּבַר מִן־בְּנֵי גָלוּתָא דִּי יְהוּד דִּי פִשְׁרָא לְמַלְכָּא יְהוֹדַע׃ 3.8. כָּל־קֳבֵל דְּנָה בֵּהּ־זִמְנָא קְרִבוּ גֻּבְרִין כַּשְׂדָּאִין וַאֲכַלוּ קַרְצֵיהוֹן דִּי יְהוּדָיֵא׃ 3.12. אִיתַי גֻּבְרִין יְהוּדָאיִן דִּי־מַנִּיתָ יָתְהוֹן עַל־עֲבִידַת מְדִינַת בָּבֶל שַׁדְרַךְ מֵישַׁךְ וַעֲבֵד נְגוֹ גֻּבְרַיָּא אִלֵּךְ לָא־שָׂמוּ עליך [עֲלָךְ] מַלְכָּא טְעֵם לאלהיך [לֵאלָהָךְ] לָא פָלְחִין וּלְצֶלֶם דַּהֲבָא דִּי הֲקֵימְתָּ לָא סָגְדִין׃ 5.2. וּכְדִי רִם לִבְבֵהּ וְרוּחֵהּ תִּקְפַת לַהֲזָדָה הָנְחַת מִן־כָּרְסֵא מַלְכוּתֵהּ וִיקָרָה הֶעְדִּיוּ מִנֵּהּ׃ 5.2. בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר אֲמַר בִּטְעֵם חַמְרָא לְהַיְתָיָה לְמָאנֵי דַּהֲבָא וְכַסְפָּא דִּי הַנְפֵּק נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר אֲבוּהִי מִן־הֵיכְלָא דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֶם וְיִשְׁתּוֹן בְּהוֹן מַלְכָּא וְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי שֵׁגְלָתֵהּ וּלְחֵנָתֵהּ׃ 5.3. בֵּאדַיִן הַיְתִיו מָאנֵי דַהֲבָא דִּי הַנְפִּקוּ מִן־הֵיכְלָא דִּי־בֵית אֱלָהָא דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֶם וְאִשְׁתִּיו בְּהוֹן מַלְכָּא וְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי שֵׁגְלָתֵהּ וּלְחֵנָתֵהּ׃ 5.3. בֵּהּ בְּלֵילְיָא קְטִיל בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר מַלְכָּא כשדיא [כַשְׂדָּאָה׃] 5.13. בֵּאדַיִן דָּנִיֵּאל הֻעַל קֳדָם מַלְכָּא עָנֵה מַלְכָּא וְאָמַר לְדָנִיֵּאל אנתה־[אַנְתְּ־] הוּא דָנִיֵּאל דִּי־מִן־בְּנֵי גָלוּתָא דִּי יְהוּד דִּי הַיְתִי מַלְכָּא אַבִי מִן־יְהוּד׃ 6.11. וְדָנִיֵּאל כְּדִי יְדַע דִּי־רְשִׁים כְּתָבָא עַל לְבַיְתֵהּ וְכַוִּין פְּתִיחָן לֵהּ בְּעִלִּיתֵהּ נֶגֶד יְרוּשְׁלֶם וְזִמְנִין תְּלָתָה בְיוֹמָא הוּא בָּרֵךְ עַל־בִּרְכוֹהִי וּמְצַלֵּא וּמוֹדֵא קֳדָם אֱלָהֵהּ כָּל־קֳבֵל דִּי־הֲוָא עָבֵד מִן־קַדְמַת דְּנָה׃ 6.14. בֵּאדַיִן עֲנוֹ וְאָמְרִין קֳדָם מַלְכָּא דִּי דָנִיֵּאל דִּי מִן־בְּנֵי גָלוּתָא דִּי יְהוּד לָא־שָׂם עליך [עֲלָךְ] מַלְכָּא טְעֵם וְעַל־אֱסָרָא דִּי רְשַׁמְתָּ וְזִמְנִין תְּלָתָה בְּיוֹמָא בָּעֵא בָּעוּתֵהּ׃ 7.25. וּמִלִּין לְצַד עליא [עִלָּאָה] יְמַלִּל וּלְקַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין יְבַלֵּא וְיִסְבַּר לְהַשְׁנָיָה זִמְנִין וְדָת וְיִתְיַהֲבוּן בִּידֵהּ עַד־עִדָּן וְעִדָּנִין וּפְלַג עִדָּן׃ 8.14. וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי עַד עֶרֶב בֹּקֶר אַלְפַּיִם וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וְנִצְדַּק קֹדֶשׁ׃ 9.2. בִּשְׁנַת אַחַת לְמָלְכוֹ אֲנִי דָּנִיֵּאל בִּינֹתִי בַּסְּפָרִים מִסְפַּר הַשָּׁנִים אֲשֶׁר הָיָה דְבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־יִרְמִיָה הַנָּבִיא לְמַלֹּאות לְחָרְבוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה׃ 9.2. וְעוֹד אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר וּמִתְפַּלֵּל וּמִתְוַדֶּה חַטָּאתִי וְחַטַּאת עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמַפִּיל תְּחִנָּתִי לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי עַל הַר־קֹדֶשׁ אֱלֹהָי׃ 9.7. לְךָ אֲדֹנָי הַצְּדָקָה וְלָנוּ בֹּשֶׁת הַפָּנִים כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה לְאִישׁ יְהוּדָה וּלְיוֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם וּלְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הַקְּרֹבִים וְהָרְחֹקִים בְּכָל־הָאֲרָצוֹת אֲשֶׁר הִדַּחְתָּם שָׁם בְּמַעֲלָם אֲשֶׁר מָעֲלוּ־בָךְ׃ 9.12. וַיָּקֶם אֶת־דבריו [דְּבָרוֹ ] אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר עָלֵינוּ וְעַל שֹׁפְטֵינוּ אֲשֶׁר שְׁפָטוּנוּ לְהָבִיא עָלֵינוּ רָעָה גְדֹלָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נֶעֶשְׂתָה תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם כַּאֲשֶׁר נֶעֶשְׂתָה בִּירוּשָׁלִָם׃ 9.16. אֲדֹנָי כְּכָל־צִדְקֹתֶךָ יָשָׁב־נָא אַפְּךָ וַחֲמָתְךָ מֵעִירְךָ יְרוּשָׁלִַם הַר־קָדְשֶׁךָ כִּי בַחֲטָאֵינוּ וּבַעֲוֺנוֹת אֲבֹתֵינוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְעַמְּךָ לְחֶרְפָּה לְכָל־סְבִיבֹתֵינוּ׃ 9.25. וְתֵדַע וְתַשְׂכֵּל מִן־מֹצָא דָבָר לְהָשִׁיב וְלִבְנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַם עַד־מָשִׁיחַ נָגִיד שָׁבֻעִים שִׁבְעָה וְשָׁבֻעִים שִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁנַיִם תָּשׁוּב וְנִבְנְתָה רְחוֹב וְחָרוּץ וּבְצוֹק הָעִתִּים׃ 11.21. וְעָמַד עַל־כַּנּוֹ נִבְזֶה וְלֹא־נָתְנוּ עָלָיו הוֹד מַלְכוּת וּבָא בְשַׁלְוָה וְהֶחֱזִיק מַלְכוּת בַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת׃ 11.22. וּזְרֹעוֹת הַשֶּׁטֶף יִשָּׁטְפוּ מִלְּפָנָיו וְיִשָּׁבֵרוּ וְגַם נְגִיד בְּרִית׃ 11.23. וּמִן־הִתְחַבְּרוּת אֵלָיו יַעֲשֶׂה מִרְמָה וְעָלָה וְעָצַם בִּמְעַט־גּוֹי׃ 11.24. בְּשַׁלְוָה וּבְמִשְׁמַנֵּי מְדִינָה יָבוֹא וְעָשָׂה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־עָשׂוּ אֲבֹתָיו וַאֲבוֹת אֲבֹתָיו בִּזָּה וְשָׁלָל וּרְכוּשׁ לָהֶם יִבְזוֹר וְעַל מִבְצָרִים יְחַשֵּׁב מַחְשְׁבֹתָיו וְעַד־עֵת׃ 11.25. וְיָעֵר כֹּחוֹ וּלְבָבוֹ עַל־מֶלֶךְ הַנֶּגֶב בְּחַיִל גָּדוֹל וּמֶלֶךְ הַנֶּגֶב יִתְגָּרֶה לַמִּלְחָמָה בְּחַיִל־גָּדוֹל וְעָצוּם עַד־מְאֹד וְלֹא יַעֲמֹד כִּי־יַחְשְׁבוּ עָלָיו מַחֲשָׁבוֹת׃ 11.26. וְאֹכְלֵי פַת־בָּגוֹ יִשְׁבְּרוּהוּ וְחֵילוֹ יִשְׁטוֹף וְנָפְלוּ חֲלָלִים רַבִּים׃ 11.27. וּשְׁנֵיהֶם הַמְּלָכִים לְבָבָם לְמֵרָע וְעַל־שֻׁלְחָן אֶחָד כָּזָב יְדַבֵּרוּ וְלֹא תִצְלָח כִּי־עוֹד קֵץ לַמּוֹעֵד׃ 11.28. וְיָשֹׁב אַרְצוֹ בִּרְכוּשׁ גָּדוֹל וּלְבָבוֹ עַל־בְּרִית קֹדֶשׁ וְעָשָׂה וְשָׁב לְאַרְצוֹ׃ 11.29. לַמּוֹעֵד יָשׁוּב וּבָא בַנֶּגֶב וְלֹא־תִהְיֶה כָרִאשֹׁנָה וְכָאַחֲרֹנָה׃ 11.31. וּזְרֹעִים מִמֶּנּוּ יַעֲמֹדוּ וְחִלְּלוּ הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַמָּעוֹז וְהֵסִירוּ הַתָּמִיד וְנָתְנוּ הַשִּׁקּוּץ מְשׁוֹמֵם׃ 11.32. וּמַרְשִׁיעֵי בְרִית יַחֲנִיף בַּחֲלַקּוֹת וְעַם יֹדְעֵי אֱלֹהָיו יַחֲזִקוּ וְעָשׂוּ׃ 11.33. וּמַשְׂכִּילֵי עָם יָבִינוּ לָרַבִּים וְנִכְשְׁלוּ בְּחֶרֶב וּבְלֶהָבָה בִּשְׁבִי וּבְבִזָּה יָמִים׃ 11.34. וּבְהִכָּשְׁלָם יֵעָזְרוּ עֵזֶר מְעָט וְנִלְווּ עֲלֵיהֶם רַבִּים בַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת׃ 11.35. וּמִן־הַמַּשְׂכִּילִים יִכָּשְׁלוּ לִצְרוֹף בָּהֶם וּלְבָרֵר וְלַלְבֵּן עַד־עֵת קֵץ כִּי־עוֹד לַמּוֹעֵד׃ 11.36. וְעָשָׂה כִרְצוֹנוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ וְיִתְרוֹמֵם וְיִתְגַּדֵּל עַל־כָּל־אֵל וְעַל אֵל אֵלִים יְדַבֵּר נִפְלָאוֹת וְהִצְלִיחַ עַד־כָּלָה זַעַם כִּי נֶחֱרָצָה נֶעֱשָׂתָה׃ 11.37. וְעַל־אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתָיו לֹא יָבִין וְעַל־חֶמְדַּת נָשִׁים וְעַל־כָּל־אֱלוֹהַּ לֹא יָבִין כִּי עַל־כֹּל יִתְגַּדָּל׃ 11.38. וְלֶאֱלֹהַּ מָעֻזִּים עַל־כַּנּוֹ יְכַבֵּד וְלֶאֱלוֹהַּ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יְדָעֻהוּ אֲבֹתָיו יְכַבֵּד בְּזָהָב וּבְכֶסֶף וּבְאֶבֶן יְקָרָה וּבַחֲמֻדוֹת׃ 11.39. וְעָשָׂה לְמִבְצְרֵי מָעֻזִּים עִם־אֱלוֹהַּ נֵכָר אֲשֶׁר הכיר [יַכִּיר] יַרְבֶּה כָבוֹד וְהִמְשִׁילָם בָּרַבִּים וַאֲדָמָה יְחַלֵּק בִּמְחִיר׃ 11.41. וּבָא בְּאֶרֶץ הַצְּבִי וְרַבּוֹת יִכָּשֵׁלוּ וְאֵלֶּה יִמָּלְטוּ מִיָּדוֹ אֱדוֹם וּמוֹאָב וְרֵאשִׁית בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן׃ 11.42. וְיִשְׁלַח יָדוֹ בַּאֲרָצוֹת וְאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לֹא תִהְיֶה לִפְלֵיטָה׃ 11.43. וּמָשַׁל בְּמִכְמַנֵּי הַזָּהָב וְהַכֶּסֶף וּבְכֹל חֲמֻדוֹת מִצְרָיִם וְלֻבִים וְכֻשִׁים בְּמִצְעָדָיו׃ 11.44. וּשְׁמֻעוֹת יְבַהֲלֻהוּ מִמִּזְרָח וּמִצָּפוֹן וְיָצָא בְּחֵמָא גְדֹלָה לְהַשְׁמִיד וּלְהַחֲרִים רַבִּים׃ 11.45. וְיִטַּע אָהֳלֶי אַפַּדְנוֹ בֵּין יַמִּים לְהַר־צְבִי־קֹדֶשׁ וּבָא עַד־קִצּוֹ וְאֵין עוֹזֵר לוֹ׃ 12.7. וָאֶשְׁמַע אֶת־הָאִישׁ לְבוּשׁ הַבַּדִּים אֲשֶׁר מִמַּעַל לְמֵימֵי הַיְאֹר וַיָּרֶם יְמִינוֹ וּשְׂמֹאלוֹ אֶל־הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיִּשָּׁבַע בְּחֵי הָעוֹלָם כִּי לְמוֹעֵד מוֹעֲדִים וָחֵצִי וּכְכַלּוֹת נַפֵּץ יַד־עַם־קֹדֶשׁ תִּכְלֶינָה כָל־אֵלֶּה׃ 1.2. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with all of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god, and the vessels he brought into the treasure-house of his god." 1.6. Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Haiah, Mishael, and Azariah." 2.25. Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him: ‘I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.’" 3.8. Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews." 3.12. There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.’" 5.2. Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king and his lords, his consorts and his concubines, might drink therein." 5.3. Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his lords, his consorts and his concubines, drank in them." 5.13. Then was Daniel brought in before the king. The king spoke and said unto Daniel: ‘Art thou Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?" 6.11. And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house—now his windows were open in his upper chamber toward Jerusalem—and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime." 6.14. Then answered they and said before the king: ‘That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.’" 7.25. And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the seasons and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time." 8.14. And he said unto me: ‘Unto two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then shall the sanctuary be victorious.’" 9.2. in the first year of his reign I Daniel meditated in the books, over the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish for the desolations of Jerusalem seventy years." 9.7. Unto Thee, O Lord, belongeth righteousness, but unto us confusion of face, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither Thou hast driven them, because they dealt treacherously with Thee." 9.12. And He hath confirmed His word, which He spoke against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil; so that under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem." 9.16. O Lord, according to all Thy righteousness, let Thine anger and Thy fury, I pray Thee, be turned away from Thy city Jerusalem, Thy holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us." 9.25. Know therefore and discern, that from the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem unto one anointed, a prince, shall be seven weeks; and for threescore and two weeks, it shall be built again, with broad place and moat, but in troublous times." 11.21. And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, upon whom had not been conferred the majesty of the kingdom; but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by blandishments." 11.22. And the arms of the flood shall be swept away from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covet." 11.23. And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; and he shall come up and become strong, with a little nation." 11.24. In time of security shall he come even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’fathers: he shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance; yea, he shall devise his devices against fortresses, but only until the time." 11.25. And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall stir himself up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall devise devices against him." 11.26. Yea, they that eat of his food shall destroy him, and his army shall be swept away; and many shall fall down slain." 11.27. And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper, for the end remaineth yet for the time appointed." 11.28. And he shall return to his own land with great substance; and his heart shall be against the holy covet; and he shall do his pleasure, and return to his own land." 11.29. At the time appointed he shall return, and come into the south; but it shall not be in the latter time as it was in the former." 11.30. For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be cowed, and he shall return, and have indignation against the holy covet, and shall do his pleasure; and he shall return, and have regard unto them that forsake the holy covet." 11.31. And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, even the stronghold, and shall take away the continual burnt-offering, and they shall set up the detestable thing that causeth appalment." 11.32. And such as do wickedly against the covet shall be corrupt by blandishments; but the people that know their God shall show strength, and prevail." 11.33. And they that are wise among the people shall cause the many to understand; yet they shall stumble by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by spoil, many days." 11.34. Now when they shall stumble, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall join themselves unto them with blandishments." 11.35. And some of them that are wise shall stumble, to refine among them, and to purify, and to make white, even to the time of the end; for it is yet for the time appointed." 11.36. And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak strange things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done." 11.37. Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers; and neither the desire of women, nor any god, shall he regard; for he shall magnify himself above all." 11.38. But in his place shall he honour the god of strongholds; and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and costly things. ." 11.39. And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god; whom he shall acknowledge, shall increase glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price." 11.40. And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow, as he passes through." 11.41. He shall enter also into the beauteous land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall be delivered out of his hand, Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon." 11.42. He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape." 11.43. But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps." 11.44. But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall affright him; and he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to take away many." 11.45. And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and the beauteous holy mountain; and he shall come to his end, and none shall help him." 12.7. And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he lifted up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swore by Him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and a half; and when they have made an end of breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished."
3. Polybius, Histories, 1.81.11 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

4. Septuagint, 1 Maccabees, 1.16-1.64, 2.29-2.41, 2.44-2.48, 3.5-3.8, 3.10, 3.14-3.22, 3.43-3.54, 4.2-4.3, 4.8-4.12, 4.14-4.15, 4.17-4.18, 4.22-4.25, 4.52, 5.54 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

1.16. When Antiochus saw that his kingdom was established, he determined to become king of the land of Egypt, that he might reign over both kingdoms. 1.17. So he invaded Egypt with a strong force, with chariots and elephants and cavalry and with a large fleet. 1.18. He engaged Ptolemy king of Egypt in battle, and Ptolemy turned and fled before him, and many were wounded and fell. 1.19. And they captured the fortified cities in the land of Egypt, and he plundered the land of Egypt. 1.20. After subduing Egypt, Antiochus returned in the one hundred and forty-third year. He went up against Israel and came to Jerusalem with a strong force. 1.21. He arrogantly entered the sanctuary and took the golden altar, the lampstand for the light, and all its utensils. 1.22. He took also the table for the bread of the Presence, the cups for drink offerings, the bowls, the golden censers, the curtain, the crowns, and the gold decoration on the front of the temple; he stripped it all off. 1.23. He took the silver and the gold, and the costly vessels; he took also the hidden treasures which he found. 1.24. Taking them all, he departed to his own land. He committed deeds of murder,and spoke with great arrogance. 1.25. Israel mourned deeply in every community 1.26. rulers and elders groaned,maidens and young men became faint,the beauty of women faded. 1.27. Every bridegroom took up the lament;she who sat in the bridal chamber was mourning. 1.28. Even the land shook for its inhabitants,and all the house of Jacob was clothed with shame. 1.29. Two years later the king sent to the cities of Judah a chief collector of tribute, and he came to Jerusalem with a large force. 1.30. Deceitfully he spoke peaceable words to them, and they believed him; but he suddenly fell upon the city, dealt it a severe blow, and destroyed many people of Israel. 1.31. He plundered the city, burned it with fire, and tore down its houses and its surrounding walls. 1.32. And they took captive the women and children, and seized the cattle. 1.33. Then they fortified the city of David with a great strong wall and strong towers, and it became their citadel. 1.34. And they stationed there a sinful people, lawless men. These strengthened their position; 1.35. they stored up arms and food, and collecting the spoils of Jerusalem they stored them there, and became a great snare. 1.36. It became an ambush against the sanctuary,an evil adversary of Israel continually. 1.37. On every side of the sanctuary they shed innocent blood;they even defiled the sanctuary. 1.38. Because of them the residents of Jerusalem fled;she became a dwelling of strangers;she became strange to her offspring,and her children forsook her. 1.39. Her sanctuary became desolate as a desert;her feasts were turned into mourning,her sabbaths into a reproach,her honor into contempt. 1.40. Her dishonor now grew as great as her glory;her exaltation was turned into mourning. 1.41. Then the king wrote to his whole kingdom that all should be one people 1.42. and that each should give up his customs. 1.43. All the Gentiles accepted the command of the king. Many even from Israel gladly adopted his religion; they sacrificed to idols and profaned the sabbath. 1.44. And the king sent letters by messengers to Jerusalem and the cities of Judah; he directed them to follow customs strange to the land 1.45. to forbid burnt offerings and sacrifices and drink offerings in the sanctuary, to profane sabbaths and feasts 1.46. to defile the sanctuary and the priests 1.47. to build altars and sacred precincts and shrines for idols, to sacrifice swine and unclean animals 1.48. and to leave their sons uncircumcised. They were to make themselves abominable by everything unclean and profane 1.49. so that they should forget the law and change all the ordices. 1.50. And whoever does not obey the command of the king shall die. 1.51. In such words he wrote to his whole kingdom. And he appointed inspectors over all the people and commanded the cities of Judah to offer sacrifice, city by city. 1.52. Many of the people, every one who forsook the law, joined them, and they did evil in the land; 1.53. they drove Israel into hiding in every place of refuge they had. 1.54. Now on the fifteenth day of Chislev, in the one hundred and forty-fifth year, they erected a desolating sacrilege upon the altar of burnt offering. They also built altars in the surrounding cities of Judah 1.55. and burned incense at the doors of the houses and in the streets. 1.56. The books of the law which they found they tore to pieces and burned with fire. 1.57. Where the book of the covet was found in the possession of any one, or if any one adhered to the law, the decree of the king condemned him to death. 1.58. They kept using violence against Israel, against those found month after month in the cities. 1.59. And on the twenty-fifth day of the month they offered sacrifice on the altar which was upon the altar of burnt offering. 1.60. According to the decree, they put to death the women who had their children circumcised 1.61. and their families and those who circumcised them; and they hung the infants from their mothers necks. 1.62. But many in Israel stood firm and were resolved in their hearts not to eat unclean food. 1.63. They chose to die rather than to be defiled by food or to profane the holy covet; and they did die. 1.64. And very great wrath came upon Israel. 2.29. Then many who were seeking righteousness and justice went down to the wilderness to dwell there 2.30. they, their sons, their wives, and their cattle, because evils pressed heavily upon them. 2.31. And it was reported to the kings officers, and to the troops in Jerusalem the city of David, that men who had rejected the kings command had gone down to the hiding places in the wilderness. 2.32. Many pursued them, and overtook them; they encamped opposite them and prepared for battle against them on the sabbath day. 2.33. And they said to them, "Enough of this! Come out and do what the king commands, and you will live. 2.34. But they said, "We will not come out, nor will we do what the king commands and so profane the sabbath day. 2.35. Then the enemy hastened to attack them. 2.36. But they did not answer them or hurl a stone at them or block up their hiding places 2.37. for they said, "Let us all die in our innocence; heaven and earth testify for us that you are killing us unjustly. 2.38. So they attacked them on the sabbath, and they died, with their wives and children and cattle, to the number of a thousand persons. 2.39. When Mattathias and his friends learned of it, they mourned for them deeply. 2.40. And each said to his neighbor: "If we all do as our brethren have done and refuse to fight with the Gentiles for our lives and for our ordices, they will quickly destroy us from the earth. 2.41. So they made this decision that day: "Let us fight against every man who comes to attack us on the sabbath day; let us not all die as our brethren died in their hiding places. 2.44. They organized an army, and struck down sinners in their anger and lawless men in their wrath; the survivors fled to the Gentiles for safety. 2.45. And Mattathias and his friends went about and tore down the altars; 2.46. they forcibly circumcised all the uncircumcised boys that they found within the borders of Israel. 2.47. They hunted down the arrogant men, and the work prospered in their hands. 2.48. They rescued the law out of the hands of the Gentiles and kings, and they never let the sinner gain the upper hand. 3.5. He searched out and pursued the lawless;he burned those who troubled his people. 3.6. Lawless men shrank back for fear of him;all the evildoers were confounded;and deliverance prospered by his hand. 3.7. He embittered many kings,but he made Jacob glad by his deeds,and his memory is blessed for ever. 3.8. He went through the cities of Judah;he destroyed the ungodly out of the land;thus he turned away wrath from Israel. 3.10. But Apollonius gathered together Gentiles and a large force from Samaria to fight against Israel. 3.14. he said, "I will make a name for myself and win honor in the kingdom. I will make war on Judas and his companions, who scorn the kings command. 3.15. And again a strong army of ungodly men went up with him to help him, to take vengeance on the sons of Israel. 3.16. When he approached the ascent of Beth-horon, Judas went out to meet him with a small company. 3.17. But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas, "How can we, few as we are, fight against so great and strong a multitude? And we are faint, for we have eaten nothing today. 3.18. Judas replied, "It is easy for many to be hemmed in by few, for in the sight of Heaven there is no difference between saving by many or by few. 3.19. It is not on the size of the army that victory in battle depends, but strength comes from Heaven. 3.20. They come against us in great pride and lawlessness to destroy us and our wives and our children, and to despoil us; 3.21. but we fight for our lives and our laws. 3.22. He himself will crush them before us; as for you, do not be afraid of them. 3.43. But they said to one another, "Let us repair the destruction of our people, and fight for our people and the sanctuary. 3.44. And the congregation assembled to be ready for battle, and to pray and ask for mercy and compassion. 3.45. Jerusalem was uninhabited like a wilderness;not one of her children went in or out. The sanctuary was trampled down,and the sons of aliens held the citadel;it was a lodging place for the Gentiles. Joy was taken from Jacob;the flute and the harp ceased to play. 3.46. So they assembled and went to Mizpah, opposite Jerusalem, because Israel formerly had a place of prayer in Mizpah. 3.47. They fasted that day, put on sackcloth and sprinkled ashes on their heads, and rent their clothes. 3.48. And they opened the book of the law to inquire into those matters about which the Gentiles were consulting the images of their idols. 3.49. They also brought the garments of the priesthood and the first fruits and the tithes, and they stirred up the Nazirites who had completed their days; 3.50. and they cried aloud to Heaven, saying, "What shall we do with these?Where shall we take them? 3.51. Thy sanctuary is trampled down and profaned,and thy priests mourn in humiliation. 3.52. And behold, the Gentiles are assembled against us to destroy us;thou knowest what they plot against us. 3.53. How will we be able to withstand them,if thou dost not help us? 3.54. Then they sounded the trumpets and gave a loud shout. 4.2. to fall upon the camp of the Jews and attack them suddenly. Men from the citadel were his guides. 4.3. But Judas heard of it, and he and his mighty men moved out to attack the kings force in Emmau 4.8. But Judas said to the men who were with him, "Do not fear their numbers or be afraid when they charge. 4.9. Remember how our fathers were saved at the Red Sea, when Pharaoh with his forces pursued them. 4.10. And now let us cry to Heaven, to see whether he will favor us and remember his covet with our fathers and crush this army before us today. 4.11. Then all the Gentiles will know that there is one who redeems and saves Israel. 4.12. When the foreigners looked up and saw them coming against them 4.14. and engaged in battle. The Gentiles were crushed and fled into the plain 4.15. and all those in the rear fell by the sword. They pursued them to Gazara, and to the plains of Idumea, and to Azotus and Jamnia; and three thousand of them fell. 4.17. and he said to the people, "Do not be greedy for plunder, for there is a battle before us; 4.18. Gorgias and his force are near us in the hills. But stand now against our enemies and fight them, and afterward seize the plunder boldly. 4.22. they all fled into the land of the Philistines. 4.23. Then Judas returned to plunder the camp, and they seized much gold and silver, and cloth dyed blue and sea purple, and great riches. 4.24. On their return they sang hymns and praises to Heaven, for he is good, for his mercy endures for ever. 4.25. Thus Israel had a great deliverance that day. 4.52. Early in the morning on the twenty-fifth day of the ninth month, which is the month of Chislev, in the one hundred and forty-eighth year 5.54. So they went up to Mount Zion with gladness and joy, and offered burnt offerings, because not one of them had fallen before they returned in safety.
5. Septuagint, 2 Maccabees, 1.7, 1.8, 1.12, 1.13, 2, 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22, 2.23, 2.24, 2.25, 2.26, 2.27, 2.28, 2.29, 2.30, 2.31, 2.32, 3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.15, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.22, 3.23, 3.30, 3.31, 3.32, 3.36, 3.37, 3.38, 3.39, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.11, 4.13, 4.14, 4.16, 4.17, 4.24, 4.25, 4.26, 4.34, 4.35, 4.38, 4.45, 4.48, 4.49, 5, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19, 5.20, 5.21, 5.22, 5.23, 5.25, 5.27, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.16, 6.17, 6.18, 6.18-7.42, 6.21, 6.24, 6.25, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28, 6.31, 7, 7.1, 7.6, 7.9, 7.13, 7.14, 7.15, 7.17, 7.19, 7.23, 7.28, 7.29, 7.31, 7.37, 7.38, 7.42, 8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.11, 8.14, 8.15, 8.16, 8.17, 8.18, 8.19, 8.20, 8.21, 8.29, 8.36, 9, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11, 9.12, 9.13, 9.14, 9.15, 9.16, 9.17, 9.18, 9.19, 9.20, 9.21, 9.22, 9.23, 9.24, 9.25, 9.26, 9.27, 9.28, 10, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.14, 10.15, 10.16, 10.17, 10.19, 10.21, 10.25, 10.26, 10.27, 10.28, 10.29, 10.30, 10.31, 10.33, 10.35, 10.38, 11, 11.3, 11.6, 11.8, 11.13, 12, 12.1, 12.2, 12.6, 12.15, 12.16, 12.22, 12.28, 12.30, 12.31, 12.36, 12.40, 12.41, 12.42, 12.43, 12.44, 12.45, 13, 13.10, 13.12, 13.13, 13.14, 13.15, 13.16, 13.17, 13.21, 14, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7, 14.8, 14.9, 14.10, 14.15, 14.33, 14.34, 14.35, 14.36, 14.37, 14.46, 15, 15.1, 15.2, 15.5, 15.6, 15.8, 15.14, 15.17, 15.21, 15.22, 15.23, 15.24, 15.25, 15.26, 15.27, 15.29, 15.30, 15.31, 15.32, 15.33, 15.34, 15.36, 15.37, 16, 17, 18, 19 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

1.12. For he drove out those who fought against the holy city.
6. Septuagint, Ecclesiasticus (Siracides), 50.1-50.4 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

50.1. The leader of his brethren and the pride of his people was Simon the high priest, son of Onias,who in his life repaired the house,and in his time fortified the temple. 50.1. like an olive tree putting forth its fruit,and like a cypress towering in the clouds. 50.2. He laid the foundations for the high double walls,the high retaining walls for the temple enclosure. 50.2. Then Simon came down, and lifted up his hands over the whole congregation of the sons of Israel,to pronounce the blessing of the Lord with his lips,and to glory in his name; 50.3. In his days a cistern for water was quarried out,a reservoir like the sea in circumference. 50.4. He considered how to save his people from ruin,and fortified the city to withstand a seige.
7. Septuagint, 3 Maccabees, 6.12 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

6.12. But you, O Eternal One, who have all might and all power, watch over us now and have mercy upon us who by the senseless insolence of the lawless are being deprived of life in the manner of traitors.
8. Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library, 40.3.5 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE)

9. Philo of Alexandria, On The Special Laws, 3.205-3.206 (1st cent. BCE - missingth cent. CE)

10. Josephus Flavius, Jewish Antiquities, 2.284-2.292, 2.330, 2.344, 6.187, 10.242, 12.23, 12.138-12.146, 12.240, 12.251, 19.4, 19.155-19.156 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

2.284. 3. But when the king derided Moses; he made him in earnest see the signs that were done at Mount Sinai. Yet was the king very angry with him and called him an ill man, who had formerly run away from his Egyptian slavery, and came now back with deceitful tricks, and wonders, and magical arts, to astonish him. 2.285. And when he had said this, he commanded the priests to let him see the same wonderful sights; as knowing that the Egyptians were skillful in this kind of learning, and that he was not the only person who knew them, and pretended them to be divine; as also he told him, that when he brought such wonderful sights before him, he would only be believed by the unlearned. Now when the priests threw down their rods, they became serpents. 2.286. But Moses was not daunted at it; and said, “O king, I do not myself despise the wisdom of the Egyptians, but I say that what I do is so much superior to what these do by magic arts and tricks, as divine power exceeds the power of man: but I will demonstrate that what I do is not done by craft, or counterfeiting what is not really true, but that they appear by the providence and power of God.” 2.287. And when he had said this, he cast his rod down upon the ground, and commanded it to turn itself into a serpent. It obeyed him, and went all round, and devoured the rods of the Egyptians, which seemed to be dragons, until it had consumed them all. It then returned to its own form, and Moses took it into his hand again. 2.288. 4. However, the king was no more moved when was done than before; and being very angry, he said that he should gain nothing by this his cunning and shrewdness against the Egyptians;—and he commanded him that was the chief taskmaster over the Hebrews, to give them no relaxation from their labors, but to compel them to submit to greater oppressions than before; 2.289. and though he allowed them chaff before for making their bricks, he would allow it them no longer, but he made them to work hard at brick-making in the day-time, and to gather chaff in the night. Now when their labor was thus doubled upon them, they laid the blame upon Moses, because their labor and their misery were on his account become more severe to them. 2.291. So he went to the king, and persuaded him to let the Hebrews go to Mount Sinai, and there to sacrifice to God, because God had enjoined them so to do. He persuaded him also not to counterwork the designs of God, but to esteem his favor above all things, and to permit them to depart, lest, before he be aware, he lay an obstruction in the way of the divine commands, and so occasion his own suffering such punishments as it was probable any one that counterworked the divine commands should undergo 2.292. ince the severest afflictions arise from every object to those that provoke the divine wrath against them; for such as these have neither the earth nor the air for their friends; nor are the fruits of the womb according to nature, but every thing is unfriendly and adverse towards them. He said further, that the Egyptians should know this by sad experience; and that besides, the Hebrew people should go out of their country without their consent. 2.344. Nor was there any thing which used to be sent by God upon men, as indications of his wrath, which did not happen at this time, for a dark and dismal night oppressed them. And thus did all these men perish, so that there was not one man left to be a messenger of this calamity to the rest of the Egyptians. 6.187. To whom David answered, “Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a breastplate; but I have God for my armor in coming against thee, who will destroy thee and all thy army by my hands for I will this day cut off thy head, and cast the other parts of thy body to the dogs, and all men shall learn that God is the protector of the Hebrews, and that our armor and our strength is in his providence; and that without God’s assistance, all other warlike preparations and power are useless.” 10.242. and because he had quite forgotten how Nebuchadnezzar was removed to feed among wild beasts for his impieties, and did not recover his former life among men and his kingdom, but upon God’s mercy to him, after many supplications and prayers; who did thereupon praise God all the days of his life, as one of almighty power, and who takes care of mankind. [He also put him in mind] how he had greatly blasphemed against God, and had made use of his vessels amongst his concubines; 12.23. And know this further, that though I be not of kin to them by birth, nor one of the same country with them, yet do I desire these favors to be done them, since all men are the workmanship of God; and I am sensible that he is well-pleased with those that do good. I do therefore put up this petition to thee, to do good to them.” 12.23. He also erected a strong castle, and built it entirely of white stone to the very roof, and had animals of a prodigious magnitude engraven upon it. He also drew round it a great and deep canal of water. 12.138. “King Antiochus To Ptolemy, Sendeth Greeting. /p“Since the Jews, upon our first entrance on their country, demonstrated their friendship towards us, and when we came to their city [Jerusalem], received us in a splendid manner, and came to meet us with their senate, and gave abundance of provisions to our soldiers, and to the elephants, and joined with us in ejecting the garrison of the Egyptians that were in the citadel 12.139. we have thought fit to reward them, and to retrieve the condition of their city, which hath been greatly depopulated by such accidents as have befallen its inhabitants, and to bring those that have been scattered abroad back to the city. 12.141. And these payments I would have fully paid them, as I have sent orders to you. I would also have the work about the temple finished, and the cloisters, and if there be any thing else that ought to be rebuilt. And for the materials of wood, let it be brought them out of Judea itself and out of the other countries, and out of Libanus tax free; and the same I would have observed as to those other materials which will be necessary, in order to render the temple more glorious; 12.142. and let all of that nation live according to the laws of their own country; and let the senate, and the priests, and the scribes of the temple, and the sacred singers, be discharged from poll-money and the crown tax and other taxes also. 12.143. And that the city may the sooner recover its inhabitants, I grant a discharge from taxes for three years to its present inhabitants, and to such as shall come to it, until the month Hyperberetus. 12.144. We also discharge them for the future from a third part of their taxes, that the losses they have sustained may be repaired. And all those citizens that have been carried away, and are become slaves, we grant them and their children their freedom, and give order that their substance be restored to them.” 12.145. 4. And these were the contents of this epistle. He also published a decree through all his kingdom in honor of the temple, which contained what follows: “It shall be lawful for no foreigner to come within the limits of the temple round about; which thing is forbidden also to the Jews, unless to those who, according to their own custom, have purified themselves. 12.146. Nor let any flesh of horses, or of mules, or of asses, he brought into the city, whether they be wild or tame; nor that of leopards, or foxes, or hares; and, in general, that of any animal which is forbidden for the Jews to eat. Nor let their skins be brought into it; nor let any such animal be bred up in the city. Let them only be permitted to use the sacrifices derived from their forefathers, with which they have been obliged to make acceptable atonements to God. And he that transgresseth any of these orders, let him pay to the priests three thousand drachmae of silver.” 12.251. for he forbade them to offer those daily sacrifices which they used to offer to God, according to the law. And when he had pillaged the whole city, some of the inhabitants he slew, and some he carried captive, together with their wives and children, so that the multitude of those captives that were taken alive amounted to about ten thousand. 19.4. He also asserted his own divinity, and insisted on greater honors to be paid him by his subjects than are due to mankind. He also frequented that temple of Jupiter which they style the Capitol, which is with them the most holy of all their temples, and had boldness enough to call himself the brother of Jupiter. 19.4. Upon which Cherea took courage, and spake to him without fear of the dangers that were before him, and discoursed largely of the sore calamities under which the city and the government then labored, and said, “We may indeed pretend in words that Caius is the person unto whom the cause of such miseries ought to be imputed; 19.155. “tyrants do indeed please themselves and look big for a while, upon having the power to act unjustly; but do not however go happily out of the world, because they are hated by the virtuous; 19.156. and that Caius, together with all his unhappiness, was become a conspirator against himself, before these other men who attacked him did so; and by becoming intolerable, in setting aside the wise provision the laws had made, taught his dearest friends to treat him as an enemy; insomuch that although in common discourse these conspirators were those that slew Caius, yet that, in reality, he lies now dead as perishing by his own self.”
11. Josephus Flavius, Jewish War, 1.32, 1.34-1.35, 7.453 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

1.32. 7. Hereupon Herod was very angry at him, and was going to fight against Macheras as his enemy; but he restrained his indignation, and marched to Antony to accuse Macheras of mal-administration. But Macheras was made sensible of his offenses, and followed after the king immediately, and earnestly begged and obtained that he would be reconciled to him. 1.32. who fled to Antiochus, and besought him to make use of them for his leaders, and to make an expedition into Judea. The king being thereto disposed beforehand, complied with them, and came upon the Jews with a great army, and took their city by force, and slew a great multitude of those that favored Ptolemy, and sent out his soldiers to plunder them without mercy. He also spoiled the temple, and put a stop to the constant practice of offering a daily sacrifice of expiation for three years and six months. 1.34. 2. Now Antiochus was not satisfied either with his unexpected taking the city, or with its pillage, or with the great slaughter he had made there; but being overcome with his violent passions, and remembering what he had suffered during the siege, he compelled the Jews to dissolve the laws of their country, and to keep their infants uncircumcised, and to sacrifice swine’s flesh upon the altar; 1.34. 7. Now when at the evening Herod had already dismissed his friends to refresh themselves after their fatigue, and when he was gone himself, while he was still hot in his armor, like a common soldier, to bathe himself, and had but one servant that attended him, and before he was gotten into the bath, one of the enemies met him in the face with a sword in his hand, and then a second, and then a third, and after that more of them; 1.35. against which they all opposed themselves, and the most approved among them were put to death. Bacchides also, who was sent to keep the fortresses, having these wicked commands, joined to his own natural barbarity, indulged all sorts of the extremest wickedness, and tormented the worthiest of the inhabitants, man by man, and threatened their city every day with open destruction, till at length he provoked the poor sufferers by the extremity of his wicked doings to avenge themselves. 1.35. although they were bold to the utmost degree, now they durst not come to a plain battle with the Romans, which was certain death; but through their mines under ground they would appear in the midst of them on the sudden, and before they could batter down one wall, they built them another in its stead; and to sum up all at once, they did not show any want either of painstaking or of contrivances, as having resolved to hold out to the very last. 7.453. This his distemper grew still a great deal worse and worse continually, and his very entrails were so corroded, that they fell out of his body, and in that condition he died. Thus he became as great an instance of Divine Providence as ever was, and demonstrated that God punishes wicked men.
12. Josephus Flavius, Against Apion, 2.193-2.198 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

2.193. 24. There ought also to be but one temple for one God; for likeness is the constant foundation of agreement. This temple ought to be common to all men, because he is the common God of all men. His priests are to be continually about his worship, over whom he that is the first by his birth is to be their ruler perpetually. 2.194. His business must be to offer sacrifices to God, together with those priests that are joined with him, to see that the laws be observed, to determine controversies, and to punish those that are convicted of injustice; while he that does not submit to him shall be subject to the same punishment, as if he had been guilty of impiety towards God himself. 2.195. When we offer sacrifices to him we do it not in order to surfeit ourselves, or to be drunken; for such excesses are against the will of God, and would be an occasion of injuries and of luxury: but by keeping ourselves sober, orderly, and ready for our other occupations, and being more temperate than others. 2.196. And for our duty at the sacrifices themselves, we ought in the first place to pray for the common welfare of all, and after that our own; for we are made for fellowship one with another; and he who prefers the common good before what is peculiar to himself, is above all acceptable to God. 2.197. And let our prayers and supplications be made humbly to God, not [so much] that he would give us what is good (for he hath already given that of his own accord, and hath proposed the same publicly to all), as that we may duly receive it, and when we have received it, may preserve it. 2.198. Now the law has appointed several purifications at our sacrifices, whereby we are cleansed after a funeral after what sometimes happens to us in bed, and after accompanying with our wives, and upon many other occasions, which it would be too long now to set down. And this is our doctrine concerning God and his worship, and is the same that the law appoints for our practice. /p
13. New Testament, 1 Thessalonians, 2.16 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

2.16. forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.
14. New Testament, Matthew, 6.5 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

6.5. When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most assuredly, I tell you, they have received their reward.
15. Anon., Apostolic Constitutions, 7.33-7.38 (4th cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)

16. John Chrysostom, Against The Jews, 1.3, 1.5, 2.2 (4th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE)

17. Anon., 4 Ezra, 8.50

8.50. For many miseries will affect those who inhabit the world in the last times, because they have walked in great pride.
18. Anon., Assumption of Moses, 10.7

19. Septuagint, 4 Maccabees, 4.25

4.25. even to the point that women, because they had circumcised their sons, were thrown headlong from heights along with their infants, though they had known beforehand that they would suffer this --


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1 maccabees,martyrdom in Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 48, 50
adjudication,city-gate Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
anaїtis (ekbatana) Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
ancestral language Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 444
antigonus mattathias Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
antioch(enes) in jerusalem Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 220
antioch,christian community Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
antioch,synagogue,synagogue,destruction (converted into church),tomb of maccabean martyrs Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
antioch Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184; Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 300
antiochus Legaspi (2018), Wisdom in Classical and Biblical Tradition, 205
antiochus iii Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43; van Maaren (2022), The Boundaries of Jewishness in the Southern Levant 200 BCE–132 CE, 64
antiochus iii the great,privileges granted by Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 220
antiochus iv Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 200; Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 218, 233; Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
antiochus iv epiphanes,death of Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 90, 372
antiochus iv epiphanes,persecutions Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
antiochus iv epiphanes Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3; Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 55; Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 300; Zetterholm (2003), The Formation of Christianity in Antioch: A Social-Scientific Approach to the Separation Between Judaism and Christianity. 81
antipater,herods father Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
apollo pleurenus Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
apollonius,son of thraseas Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 219
aristobulus i Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
athena ilias Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
atonement Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 197, 199, 200
attalus ii Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
author,of 2 maccabees,lack of interest in details of temple cult Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 48
author,of 2 maccabees,lack of interest in military details Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 329
author,of 2 maccabees,preface Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 16, 24
author,of 2 maccabees,reflections of Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 24
author,of 2 maccabees Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 17, 24
axioma Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
azariah Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 197, 200
bank (in synagogue) Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
bel at elam Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
benefactions,royal Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
bet midrash (rabbinic academy),torah study Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
blood Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 50
breast Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 54
calendar of saints Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
chora,basilike Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
christ Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
christian Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
christianity,culture Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 54
church Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
church fathers,rabbis and synagogue Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
circumcision Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3; Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41, 296
city-gate,forerunner of synagogue,susannah (book) Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
city Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 50
cn. pompeius magnus Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
conventions or themes,moral focus Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 233
creation Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 218
crisis Beyerle and Goff (2022), Notions of Time in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature, 465
cult Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
daniel,book of Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 372
death Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
decorations (in synagogue) Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
deuteronomistic theology Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 90, 218
diaspora,jews of hellenistic Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 50
diasporan historiography Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 48, 50, 329
dietary laws Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 550
dionysus,dionysiac cult Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 18
donation of land Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
egypt Beyerle and Goff (2022), Notions of Time in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature, 465
elders,at city-gate Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
eleazar Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 199; Legaspi (2018), Wisdom in Classical and Biblical Tradition, 205; Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 55; Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
endurance,and martyrdom Ashbrook Harvey et al. (2015), A Most Reliable Witness: Essays in Honor of Ross Shepard Kraemer, 128
epiphany Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 219
epitomator,see also author Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 17
eumenes ii Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
fast days,public,john chrysostom Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
fast days,synagogue,ritual Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
first-person singular Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 24
gazophylakion Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 219
gendered expectations,challenges to Ashbrook Harvey et al. (2015), A Most Reliable Witness: Essays in Honor of Ross Shepard Kraemer, 128
general Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 283
gentiles Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 48
god,of heaven Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 48
god Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 48
gorgias Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 372
hanukkah,holiday of Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 24
hanukkah narrative,connection to opening letters Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 372
hanukkah narrative,distinctiveness Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 372
hanukkah narrative,historicity Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 372
hebrews' Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 495
heliodorus Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 219
hellenistic kings/rulers,antiochus iv epiphanes Beyerle and Goff (2022), Notions of Time in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature, 465
herod the great Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
high priesthood,as municipal position Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 7, 220
history Beyerle and Goff (2022), Notions of Time in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature, 465
hyrcanus i Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
hyrcanus ii Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
idumaeans Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 372
idumea,idumeans Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
idyll Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 7
ilium Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
imperial ideology Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 54
impurity,corpse Zetterholm (2003), The Formation of Christianity in Antioch: A Social-Scientific Approach to the Separation Between Judaism and Christianity. 81
individual eschatology Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 90
integrity Legaspi (2018), Wisdom in Classical and Biblical Tradition, 205
jason (high priest) Beyerle and Goff (2022), Notions of Time in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature, 465; Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 336
jason of cyrene Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 200; Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 16
jerusalem,as subject of Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 495
jerusalem,focus on Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 7, 50
jerusalem,vs. holy land Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 7
jerusalem Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43; Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3; Legaspi (2018), Wisdom in Classical and Biblical Tradition, 205; Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 7, 300
jesus,vicarious death of Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 197, 199, 200
jews Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
jews (and judaism) Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 48, 50, 220
josippon Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 90
judaism,assimilation Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 55
judaism,essence Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 54
judaism,family Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 55
judaism,food Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 54
judaism,law Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 55
judas Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 199
judas maccabaeus Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 7, 372, 495
judgement,final Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 90, 218
kingship Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
laws,jewish,compared to laws of cities Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 7
letters Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 372
leviticus,study of Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
lod,lydda Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
maccabean martyrs Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
maccabeans Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 54
maccabees,sources Bickerman and Tropper (2007), Studies in Jewish and Christian History, 1134
maccabees Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
maccabees (books) Bickerman and Tropper (2007), Studies in Jewish and Christian History, 1134
martyr,maccabean Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
martyrdom,and endurance Ashbrook Harvey et al. (2015), A Most Reliable Witness: Essays in Honor of Ross Shepard Kraemer, 128
martyrdom,martyrdom,and role of mothers,in 2 and 4 maccabees Ashbrook Harvey et al. (2015), A Most Reliable Witness: Essays in Honor of Ross Shepard Kraemer, 128
martyrdom Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 90, 218, 233, 283; Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 17, 48, 50, 300
martyrium Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
martyrologies,as secondary source Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 20, 24, 90, 300, 372
martyrologies,hebraisms in Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 20
martyrologies,historicity of Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 300
martyrologies,interest among christians Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 20
martyrologies,jewish traditions Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 20, 90
martyrologies Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 495, 550
martyrs,maccabean Zetterholm (2003), The Formation of Christianity in Antioch: A Social-Scientific Approach to the Separation Between Judaism and Christianity. 81
mattathias Bickerman and Tropper (2007), Studies in Jewish and Christian History, 1134
mattatias Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
matthew,prayer Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
matthew,synagogue Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
messianic woes Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 283
midrash,and synagogue Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
midrash,and targum Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
midrash,study of Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
migdal (magdala) synagogue Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
milan Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
miqveh (ritual bath,stepped cistern) Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
modein Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3; Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 7
mother,maccabean Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 54, 55
mother Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
mother and her seven sons Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 90, 300
motifs (thematic),by gentiles Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 48
motifs (thematic),concealing divisiveness Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 50
motifs (thematic),martyrdom catalyzes reconciliation (and redemption) Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 48, 50
motifs (thematic),martyrs as heroes Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 50
motifs (thematic),problems are caused by misunderstanding Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 48
motifs (thematic),prominence of the city Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 50
motifs (thematic),reconciliation Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 24
motifs (thematic),sinning causes suffering Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 48
motifs (thematic),willingness to die Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 50
mount gerizim (argarizin) Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 18
mên axiottenos Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
new testament Legaspi (2018), Wisdom in Classical and Biblical Tradition, 205
nicanor,thrice-accursed Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 495
nicanor Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 199; Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 17, 18, 495
oniads Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
onias iii Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 219; Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 18
opponents,of god,θεομάχοι Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 233
opponents Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 296
orphans Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 219
paideia,greek Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 54
parthians Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
passover,synagogue ritual Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
pathetic historiography Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 18
patron deities Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
paul,andvicarious death Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 197, 199, 200
paul,apostle,formation Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 54
paul,apostle,milk Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 54
paul Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 199; Legaspi (2018), Wisdom in Classical and Biblical Tradition, 205
periodisation of history Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 283
persian goddess at hieracome Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
pharisees Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
phasael,herods brother Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
philip (governor of jerusalem) Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 7
philo of alexandria Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 54
pliny the younger Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
politai Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 50
post-mortem reward or punishment Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 90, 218, 296
prayer,christian Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
prayer,communal vs. individual Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
prayer Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 48, 372
priesthood Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
progress,historical Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 283
prophets (books of) Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
providence,πρόνοια/providentia Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 233
prusias ii Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
ptolemies,ptolemaic Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
punitive miracle Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 233
purgatory Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 444
r. gerschom Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 90
rabbinic literature Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 90
razis,turning point Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 495
razis Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 7, 17
readers of 2 maccabees Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 90
restoration within history Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 90, 218, 296
resurrection Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 444
rome,family values Penniman (2017), Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity, 54
rome,romans Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
rosh hashanah Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
sabbath,christians Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
sabbath,exploitation of Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 18
sabbath,self-defense on Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 50
sabbath Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
sacrifices,suspension of Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 372
sacrifices Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 48
saint Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
scapegoat Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 197, 199, 200
seleucids Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
seleucus iv Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 219
septuagint,synagogue,septuagint,susannah Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
septuagint Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 233
seven brothers Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
side,columns Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
simon Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 219
sinning Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 24
sources of 2 maccabees Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24
stobi synagogue,inscription Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
stobi synagogue Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
stoicism Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 90
stone moldings/carvings Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
style,linguistic and literary,abbreviation,see also epitomizing Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 75
style,linguistic and literary,asyndetic Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 75
style,linguistic and literary,conjugations Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 75
style,linguistic and literary,oppositional constructions Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 75
style,linguistic and literary,passive verbs Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 75
style,linguistic and literary,staccato Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 18
style,linguistic and literary Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 75
suffering,suffering as discipline Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 90
suffering Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 283
sukkot,worship Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
susannah (book) Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
syria,and judaism Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
syria,syrian Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
taxo Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 199
teleology\n,view of history Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 283, 296
temple,desecration of Beyerle and Goff (2022), Notions of Time in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature, 465
temple van Maaren (2022), The Boundaries of Jewishness in the Southern Levant 200 BCE–132 CE, 64
temple (in jerusalem) Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3
temple (second),cult of Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 18, 48, 372
temple (second),status as city Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 7
temple (second) Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 7, 18, 372
theodicy Crabb (2020), Luke/Acts and the End of History, 218, 233
theodotion translation of susannah Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
timothy Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 372
veneration Poorthuis and Schwartz (2014), Saints and role models in Judaism and Christianity, 184
vicarious death in iv maccabees; in paul Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 197, 199, 200
violation of sacred property Dignas (2002), Economy of the Sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, 43
visions Beyerle and Goff (2022), Notions of Time in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature, 465
widow Bremmer (2008), Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East, 219
wine Schwartz (2008), 2 Maccabees, 495
women,pauls missionary activity Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
women,synagogue attendance Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 41
yom kippur,synagogue ritual Levine (2005), The Ancient Synagogue, The First Thousand Years, 296
zeus Eckhardt (2011), Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. 3