1 Maccabees 2, Numbers 25:7-9, Psalm 106: 26-28. The first chapter of 1 Maccabees, which we considered in last episode, set the scene for us, and gave an overall picture of the atrocities suffered by the Jewish people under the oppression of the Seleucid king, Antiochus Epiphanes IV. Chapter two, which we will read inContinue reading "Light from the Readable Books 24: Maccabean Resistance and Remembrance"| Edith M. Humphrey
1 Maccabees 1, Hebrews 11:34-35, 1 Cor 10:11, Daniel 9:27 and 11:31. In our survey of the Readable Books, we have considered stories such as Susanna and Judith, poetry such as the Song of the Three, visions such as Mordecai’s dream of the dragons, sayings of wisdom such as those found in Wisdom of SolomonContinue reading "Light from the Readable Books 23: God’s “Timefulness” and 1 Maccabees"| Edith M. Humphrey