the Book of Maccabees

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical text
gptkbp:contains 1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees
gptkbp:depicts Jewish_resistance_against_Hellenization
gptkbp:description gptkb:the_Maccabean_Revolt
gptkbp:features the_Hasmonean_dynasty
gptkbp:focusesOn the_rededication_of_the_Second_Temple
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn Christian_theology
Jewish_thought
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Book of Maccabees
gptkbp:includes historical accounts
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith Hanukkah
gptkbp:isAvailableIn various editions
digital formats
gptkbp:isCitedIn historical studies
scholarly articles
religious debates
gptkbp:isConsidered some as a historical document
some as a source of inspiration
some as a work of propaganda
scholars_as_important_for_understanding_Jewish_history
Catholic_Church_as_canonical
Protestant_denominations_as_apocryphal
scripture_by_some_Christian_denominations
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn religious texts
academic circles
gptkbp:isDividedInto two books
gptkbp:isFiledIn the 2nd century BCE
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn gptkb:the_Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:isNotableFor its_account_of_the_Maccabean_martyrs
gptkbp:isNotedFor its narrative style
its portrayal of heroism
its themes of faith and resistance
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith the Book of Daniel
the Book of Esther
gptkbp:isOftenUsedIn literary studies
seminaries
gptkbp:isPartOf Deuterocanonical books
the Apocrypha
the_history_of_the_Jewish_people
the_narrative_of_Jewish_independence
gptkbp:isReferencedIn the New Testament
historical literature
cultural discussions
historical documentaries
gptkbp:isStudiedIn theological contexts
gptkbp:isUsedIn gptkb:Christianity
Judaism
liturgical readings
interfaith_dialogues
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:translatedInto many languages