1 Maccabees
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1 Maccabees is a historical Jewish work recounting the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE, regarded as deuterocanonical by some Christian traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1 Maccabees canonical | 39 |
| First Book of Maccabees | 6 |
| Book of 1 Maccabees | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: 1 Maccabees Context triple: [Septuagint, includesDeuterocanonicalBook, 1 Maccabees]
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Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
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Ezra–Nehemiah
Ezra–Nehemiah is a biblical work that narrates the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon, the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple and walls, and the community’s religious and social reforms.
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Maccabean Revolt
The Maccabean Revolt was a 2nd-century BCE Jewish uprising against Seleucid rule that led to the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and is commemorated by the festival of Hanukkah.
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Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" is a first-century historical account by the Jewish-Roman historian Flavius Josephus that chronicles the Jewish revolt against Rome, culminating in the siege of Jerusalem and related events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1 Maccabees Target entity description: 1 Maccabees is a historical Jewish work recounting the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE, regarded as deuterocanonical by some Christian traditions.
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A.
Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Ezra–Nehemiah
Ezra–Nehemiah is a biblical work that narrates the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon, the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple and walls, and the community’s religious and social reforms.
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C.
Maccabean Revolt
The Maccabean Revolt was a 2nd-century BCE Jewish uprising against Seleucid rule that led to the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and is commemorated by the festival of Hanukkah.
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D.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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E.
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" is a first-century historical account by the Jewish-Roman historian Flavius Josephus that chronicles the Jewish revolt against Rome, culminating in the siege of Jerusalem and related events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish historical work
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biblical book ⓘ deuterocanonical book ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | late 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInCatholicism | canonical Scripture ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInEasternOrthodoxy | canonical Scripture ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInJudaism | non-canonical ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInProtestantism |
Apocrypha
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linked to:
Apocrypha (in early editions)
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| centralFigure |
Alexander Balas
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Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ Demetrius I Soter ⓘ John Hyrcanus I ⓘ Jonathan Apphus ⓘ Judas Maccabeus ⓘ Mattathias ⓘ Simon Thassi ⓘ |
| composedAfter | events of the Maccabean revolt ⓘ |
| coversEventsFrom |
reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes
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linked to:
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
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| coversEventsTo |
reign of John Hyrcanus I
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linked to:
John Hyrcanus I
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| describesEvent |
origin of the festival of Hanukkah
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rededication of the Jerusalem Temple ⓘ |
| extantLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
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religious history ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| literaryFeature |
contains official letters and documents
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lacks explicit references to afterlife ⓘ lacks explicit references to resurrection ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hasmonean dynasty
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Maccabean revolt ⓘ
linked to:
Maccabean Revolt
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| notPartOf |
Hebrew Bible
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linked to:
Tanakh
Jewish Tanakh ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Protestant biblical canon ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Bible
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| originalLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catholic biblical canon
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linked to:
Roman Catholic biblical canon
Eastern Orthodox biblical canon ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox canon
Septuagint ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
apocryphal by most Protestants
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deuterocanonical by Catholic Church ⓘ deuterocanonical by Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
2 Maccabees
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4 Maccabees ⓘ |
| setting |
Judea
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Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| structure | 16 chapters ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
faithfulness to the Torah
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legitimacy of Hasmonean rule ⓘ |
| title |
First Book of Maccabees
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linked to:
1 Maccabees
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| tradition | Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
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Subject: 1 Maccabees Description of subject: 1 Maccabees is a historical Jewish work recounting the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE, regarded as deuterocanonical by some Christian traditions.
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