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Maccabees Wrap Up: The OT is DONE!
The Macadoodles are finally done, and with them, the long, bloody, deeply weird road through the Old Testament gets wrapped in one last historical/religious/political burrito. This episode ties 1 and 2 Maccabees together by looking at the Maccabean Revolt, the Hasmonean dynasty, Hellenized Jews, Greek influence, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, and the slow historical creep toward the world of Matthew and Jesus. Basically: no Maccabees, no Roman client state, no Herod the Great looming in the background like a biblical jump scare.The hosts also dig into why 1 Maccabees feels like a dry…
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