1st Maccabees, Lesson 2: Events Leading Up to the Maccabean Revolt

Historical Backdrop: 1:1-9 Read 1 Maccabees 1:1-9 These verses give the background, as a review to the reader, for the events that will follow.  This book was written for Jews, and so it should not surprise us when it uses Old-Testament terminology.  For instance, “Kittim” points back to the capital of Cyprus (Genesis 10:4 and […]