{"product_id":"judaism-defined-mattathias-and-the-destiny-of-his-people-studies-in-judaism-9780761851172","title":"Judaism Defined Mattathias and the Destiny of His","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores the story of Mattathias in 1Maccabees and asserts that Mattathias defined Judaism and Jewishness for his time. Mattathias's actions of zealous violence, as controversial as they were viewed to be in both his day and today, were primarily for the preservation of his religion and people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Scholarly Views of Mattathias Chapter 3: Mattathias's Act of Rebellion Chapter 4: Mattathias and the Priestly Clan of Jehoiarib Chapter 5: Mattathias and the Ambitions of the Maccabees Chapter 6: Mattathias and the Meaning of Circumcision Chapter 7: Mattathias and Defensive Warfare on the Sabbath Chapter 8: The Nature and the Provenance of 1 Macabees Chapter 9: Mattathias and the Definition of Judaism Chapter 10 Select Bibliography","brand":"University Press of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037855908183,"sku":"9780761851172","price":37.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/judaism-defined-mattathias-and-the-destiny-of-his-people-studies-in-judaism-9780761851172","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}