The Revolt
La"Tia Franklin
greece
- The Jews distinguished their religion from Hellenism by calling it "Judaism"
- Philip's son, Alexander the Great, conquered lands all the way to India.
Persian Empire
The Jews prospered under Persian rule
Philip of Macedon
The division of Religion
Ptolemaios Philadelphos, 309–246 BCE) was the king of Ptolemaic Egypt from 283 to 246 BCE. He was the son of the founder of the Ptolemaic kingdom Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice, and was educated by Philitas of Cos. He had two half-brothers, Ptolemy Keraunos and Meleager, who both became kings of Macedonia (in 281 BCE and 279 BCE respectively), and who both died in the Gallic invasion of 280–279 BCE. Ptolemy was first married to Arsinoë I, daughter of Lysimachus, who was the mother of his legitimate children; after her repudiation he married his full sister Arsinoe II, the widow of Lysimachus.
ptolemy II
Had the Jewish scriptures translated into Greek to serve the needs of the Greek-speaking Jewish community
- It is known as the Septuigant because it was translated by 70 scholars
Jews sided against each other in Had the Jewish scriptures translated into Greek to serve the needs of the Greek-speaking Jewish community
- It is known as the Septuigant because it was translated by 70 scholars
Jews sided against each other in Jerusalem
- Some Jews sided with the Hellenizers
- Other faithful Jews avoided the Greeks (and the Hellenizing Jews) and were offended by themJerusalem
- Some Jews sided with the Hellenizers
- Other faithful Jews avoided the Greeks (and the Hellenizing Jews) and were offended by them
Desecration
the people called him EPIMANES- Greek for out of his mind
he relied upon hellenization of worship for the jews
revolt
Maqqabh meaning hammer.
most of judah was won .
alliances with sparta and rome were made
jewish families celebrate with hunukkah
it too 3 years to rebuild the temple