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1 Maccabees

Deuterocanonical · History · 16 chapters

The Maccabean revolt against Greek persecution, the rededication of the temple and the rise of the Hasmonean family.

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Context

Genre: Historical narrative
Authorship: Author unknown
Date: late 2nd century BCE
Setting: Judea and Seleucid Syria
Original language: Hebrew original lost; preserved in Greek
Related texts: 2 Maccabees 1–7 · same period, another accountDaniel 11 · Hellenistic kings

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