Academical Lectures on the Jewish Scriptures and Antiquities (Volume 4); Hagiographa and Apocrypha - Tapa blanda

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1852 Excerpt: ... LECTURE LVIII. THE TIME OF THE ASMONEAN BROTHERS. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE MACCABEES. Origin And Meaning Of The Word Maccabee.--Four Books Of The Maccabees.--The First, A History Of The Time Of The Sons Of Mattathias.--Its Original Language, And The Time And Place Of Its Composition.--Its Literary Character.--Its Contents.--Introduction To The Reign Of Antiochus Epiphanes.--His Violent Proceedings At Jerusalem.--Successful Revolt Of MatTathias.--His Dying Charge To His Sons.--Victories Of Judas Over Appollonius, Seron, Gorgias, And Lysias.--Purification And Dedication Of The Temple.--Fortification Of Mount Zion.--Exploits Of Judas, Simon, And Jonathan In Idumea, Ammon, Galaad, The Philistine Cities, And Elsewhere.--Triumphal ReTurn Of Judas To Jerusalem.--Death Of Antiochus.--Heroic Death Of Eleazar, Brother Of Judas.--Retreat Of Judas To Jerusalem.--The City Invested By The Syrians.--Treaty or Peace.--Accession Of Demetrius To The Throne Of Syria.--Treachery Of The Jew Alcimus.--His Elevation To The HighPriesthood.--Victory Of Judas Over The Syrians Under The Command Of Nicanor.--His Alliance With The Romans.--Death And Burial Of Judas.--Successes Of Jonathan Against Bacchides.--His Alliance With Alexander.--His Defeat Of The Forces Of Demetrius.--His Embassies To The Romans And LacedemoniAns.--His Treacherous Arrest By Trypho.--His Death, And Burial At Modin.--Capture Of Gaza By Simon.--Prosperity Of Judea Under His Administration.--Letters To Him From Rome And Sparta.--His Victory Over Cendebeus.--His Assassination By His Son-in-law, Ptolemy.--Accession Of His Son, John Hyr CANUS, TO THE Iiigh-priesthood.. The origin of the name Maccabee is uncertain. It appears to have belonged originally to Judas, the third of those five famous sons of Mattathias of Modin...