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The First and Second Books of Maccabees / John R. Bartlett. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge Bible Commentary : New English BiblePublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, (c)2008.Description: XIV, 357 pContent type:
  • texto
Media type:
  • sin mediacion
ISBN:
  • 9780521097499
  • 0521097495
Uniform titles:
  • Biblia. A.T. Apocrifos. Macabeos. Ingles.
LOC classification:
  • BS1825.3.B378.F577 1973
Available additional physical forms:Summary: Mr Bartlett's volume, like the others in the series, contains the text in the New English Bible. After a general introduction to the book as a whole, the text is given in short passages, with a commentary directly following each. These Jewish historical works, the two books of the Maccabees, were written to describe the struggles of the Jews in the second century BC against encroachment of the Greek way of life and against the political domination of the Syrians. The particular purpose of this commentary is to bring out the political and religious motives of the various parties to the struggle. AMAZON
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor Non-fiction BS1825.3.B378.F577 1973 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001465034

Mr Bartlett's volume, like the others in the series, contains the text in the New English Bible. After a general introduction to the book as a whole, the text is given in short passages, with a commentary directly following each. These Jewish historical works, the two books of the Maccabees, were written to describe the struggles of the Jews in the second century BC against encroachment of the Greek way of life and against the political domination of the Syrians. The particular purpose of this commentary is to bring out the political and religious motives of the various parties to the struggle. AMAZON

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