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Maccabian revolt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conflict | - Israel was under the rule of the Seleucids - There was a conflict between the ruler and the Jews: a spiritual conflict - Seleucid aim in Israel was to convert Jews to Hellenism bc they thought it would benefit the Jews |
| Hasmoneans | were families of kohanim and saw Greek culture as impurity and they began a rebellion (Maccabis come from the Hasmoneans) |
| Antiochus IV Epiphanies | - Was the ruler of the Seleucid empire - Called himself “Epiphanies” (the Illustrious one) but ppl called him “Epimanes” (the mad one) - Tried to enforce a Hellenizing policy that would convert the Jews to Hellenism |
| three commandments outlawed and reasons why specifically that command men? | 1. Cant observe shabbos Hellenism believed that man can do whatever he wants and he’ll work if he wants to work o 2. Cant observe Rosh Chodesh 3. Forbade Bris Milah |
| Mattathias | begins a revolt o “whoever is zealous for the Torah, let him follow me!” – he saw a Jew serving a sacrifice to Zeus (a Greek god) and he got so angry that he started a rebellion against Hellenism |
| Guerilla warfare | a hit and run technique which the Jews used and they won! |
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