I’ve often described the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces as “modern-day Maccabees,” invoking the larger-than-life image of the Chanukah superheroes as a way to compliment today’s ...

1 Maccabees is one of the deuterocanonical books ... At the time of 1 Macc, the land of Israel was caught in the crossfire of the ancient Greek empires. 1 Macc begins with the death of Alexander ...

These days we can see many Maccabees. People,who similar to the Maccabees, fought when it was difficult and when we were the minority. We witnessed many battles of the few facing the many.

The OT of the most ancient surviving Christian Bible manuscripts ... contains all the Books of the Catholic OT, except I and II Maccabees. The Codex Sinaiticus only lacks II Maccabees but ...

Their story is detailed in two ancient texts, Maccabees 1 and Maccabees 2 . Here’s a fun twist: these books didn’t make the cut into the Hebrew Bible but found a home in the Catholic Old ...

But in ancient times, a small group refused to accept ... political maneuvering than bringing their people home. TOMB OF the Maccabees near present-day Mevo Modi’im. (credit: Wikimedia Commons ...

The Maccabees were fighting to combat this new ... been counted among the ultimate values… and a primary theme among ancient Greek philosophers.” While Jews are predominantly concerned about ...

The Maccabees were fighting to combat this new ... and [is] a primary theme among ancient Greek philosophers.” While Jews are predominantly concerned about what is within us (our minds, thoughts ...

The ancient Maccabees “wanted us to know that no matter the circumstances and against all odds, we can always make light. We always must make light,” said Chabad-Lubavitch of Harrisburg’s ...