The Hasmoneans in Modern Scholarship

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents IX
4. List of Contributors XI
5. Abbreviations
6. The Hasmoneans in Modern Scholarship 1
7. Josephus on the Hasmoneans and their Ancient Legacy 67
8. The Popularity of the Hasmoneans after the Fall of their State: Some Onomastic Observations and a New Inscription 95
9. Die Charakteristik des Antiochus IV. Epiphanes im Zweiten Makkabäerbuch und bei Josephus 107
10. Mattathias bei Josephus und 1Makk 119
11. Hanukkah Propaganda: Purification and Dedication of the Temple in Maccabees and Josephus 141
12. The Death of Eleazar Avaran in 1 Maccabees and Josephus’ Jewish War 165
13. Märtyrertheologie: 2Makk und Josephus 187
14. Begründungen der Tora bei Jakobus, Josephus und im 4. Makkabäerbuch 203
15. Josephus’ Concept of Proairesis tou biou (C.Ap 2.210) in the Context of the First Century CE Social Identity Issues: Perception of Maccabean Movement Tradition 219