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The Five Books of Maccabees in English: With Notes and Illustrations
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It is well known, that the history of the period intervening between the days of Nehemiah, where the accounts of the Old Testament close, and the birth of Jesus Christ, is very insufficiently attended to by the greater part of our students in theology.
For this defect there is indeed some show of reason: for the history of these times is scanty and incomplete; the narratives themselves being few in number, and moreover lying detached and dispersed in various places, with the single exception of the writings of Josephus.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
It is well known, that the history of the period intervening between the days of Nehemiah, where the accounts of the Old Testament close, and the birth of Jesus Christ, is very insufficiently attended to by the greater part of our students in theology.
For this defect there is indeed some show of reason: for the history of these times is scanty and incomplete; the narratives themselves being few in number, and moreover lying detached and dispersed in various places, with the single exception of the writings of Josephus.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
510 pages, Paperback
First published August 3, 2009
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August 23, 2020
Read it for Fifth Maccabees, which some doubt if it’s an actual Maccabees or just a rip- off of relevant chapters in Josephus’ histories, but what was interesting was Cleopatra trying to treat Herod like a pawn and he wasn’t with it, the guy that got pan- fried, and the other guy who beat his chest so hard in mourning that he spit up blood.
December 31, 2024
Obviously this is a translation, but it was very clunky.
June 21, 2025
Very good
I give this book five stars. It's very interesting and informative. If you are a avid reader of the Bible, I honestly suggest that you read this book.
I give this book five stars. It's very interesting and informative. If you are a avid reader of the Bible, I honestly suggest that you read this book.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews