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EPISODE · Dec 24, 2017 · 30 MIN

2.12 Grappling with the Greeks III: The Maccabeans Revolt

from History in the Bible · host Garry Stevens

Rival high priests Jason and Menelaus plunge Judah into turmoil. Many Jews thought that both Jason and Menelaus were too Greek for their own good. Antiochus IV over-reacts and attempts to quash the civil strife. The Maccabeans stage a nationalistic rebellion. Judas Maccabeus reclaims the temple and creates Hanukkah. After Judas' death, his brother Jonathon transforms from insurgent to high-priest.

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