A History of the Jewish People During the Maccabean And Roman Periods Includi
A History of the Jewish People During the Maccabean And Roman Periods Includi
James Stevenson Riggs
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It was a conglomeration of diverse interests. Its unity was only superficial. Its glory was unsub- stantial. In a few years a foreign power was to be- come its sole master. The influence of Hellenism had grown apace. The coins of Jannseus were inscribed in Greek as well as in Hebrew. Sadduceeism had been allowed a large share of power. Civil and mill- 126 THE MACCABEAN PERIOD OF JEWISH HISTORY tary interests overshadowed those of religion. One side of the mighty antithesis in the nation's life ...had received distinct and constant emphasis. The result was widened territory and external glory, but deep inner unrest and uncertainty. XI FATAL DISSENSIONS, AND THE COMING OF THE ROIMANS 131. Whether, on his deatli-bed, Jannaus coun- selled his wife, Alexandi'a, to seek constantly the favor of the Pharisees (Ant. Xiii, 15, 5), or to fear neither them nor their opponents, but to fear the hypocrites who pretend to be Pharisees (Talmud), it is ceitain that from the time of her accession until her death (78-69 B.
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