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The Hasmoneans: Ideology, Archaeology, Identity (Journal of Ancient Judaism. Supplements 10)
Eyal Regev
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Description for The Hasmoneans: Ideology, Archaeology, Identity (Journal of Ancient Judaism. Supplements 10)
hardcover. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 576.
The first two chapters discuss the religious practices of the Hasmoneans. Chapter 1 explores why the Maccabees regarded Hanukkah as a festival of renewal, specifically of those traditions related to the Temple cult. Chapter 2 examines the manner in which the Hasmoneans used the protection and maintenance of the Jewish Temple to legitimize their rule - and how they worked to place the Temple at the center of the Jewish religion. Chapters 3-5 deal with different perspectives in the Hellenistic world on the role of government and royal ideologies. Specifically, chapter 3 explores both the Hellenistic and Jewish contexts for ... Read more
The first two chapters discuss the religious practices of the Hasmoneans. Chapter 1 explores why the Maccabees regarded Hanukkah as a festival of renewal, specifically of those traditions related to the Temple cult. Chapter 2 examines the manner in which the Hasmoneans used the protection and maintenance of the Jewish Temple to legitimize their rule - and how they worked to place the Temple at the center of the Jewish religion. Chapters 3-5 deal with different perspectives in the Hellenistic world on the role of government and royal ideologies. Specifically, chapter 3 explores both the Hellenistic and Jewish contexts for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Germany
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783525550434
SKU
V9783525550434
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About Eyal Regev
Eyal Revev is a professor in the field of Israel Studies and Archeology at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel.
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