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The Maccabean Revolt: An Assessment of the Relationship Between Religion and History

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    The Maccabean Revolt: An Assessment of the Relationship Between Religion and History

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The Maccabean Revolt has been cemented in history by both Catholicism and Judaism. Yet, in its historiography, the religiosity of the event has been overlooked. This paper aims to prove the importance of Judaism in relation to the revolt's history.

Keywords: Maccabean Revolt, Maccabees, Judea, Jerusalem, Hellenism, Seleucid, Antiquity

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Simning, C., (2025) “The Maccabean Revolt: An Assessment of the Relationship Between Religion and History”, Footnotes: A Journal of History 7, 139-154.

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2025-08-23

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