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1 Maccabees Intro: Bible Study by Atheists
Forget talking snakes and magical arks—First Maccabees is an actual history book, and the hosts are weirdly excited about that. In this episode, they crack open the world between the Old and New Testaments: Greek rule over Judea, Antiochus IV Epiphanes nicknaming himself “God made visible,” bans on circumcision, Torah, and Sabbath, and the brutal attempt to erase Jewish identity. Out of that mess comes a priestly family—the Hasmoneans, a.k.a. the Maccabees—who basically say “absolutely not” and launch a guerrilla revolt that eventually gives us Hanukkah.The hosts dig into why First Maccabees…
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