Last lessonMen of action: the MaccabeesRevolt against MenelausRevolt against SeleucidsPurification and rededication of the templeEstablishment of Hasmonean DynastyThis lessonMore on the Hasmonean DynastyExpansion of JudeaDoctrine of proselytizingPosition of GalileeJohn HyrcanusAristobulusJannaeusCivil warHasmonean Dynasty establishedIrony of change in philosophyOutcropping of “schisms”Motivation of priestly service corrupted – againSimon ratified as high priestNot a foreign appointmentOnias III, IV, etc.Priests and elders agreeHasmonean Dynasty begins in 140 BCHasmonean embassy in Rome – 159 BCNew king in Antioch – 158 BCDemands Judea return to original bordersSimon refusesAnother warSeleucid-instigated coup attemptSimon and two sons assassinatedThird son (John Hyrcanus) escapesJohn Hyrcanus new high priestOffers troops to Antiochus VIIAntiochus VII besieges JerusalemImposes new status on JudeaAntiochus VII killed in battle vs ParthiansBalance of John Hyrcanus’ ruleSeleucid empire in disarrayMultiple attempts at taking throneAll anti-Jewish actions interruptedEmpire shrinksJudea again widens its bordersEffects of expansionObservance of law vs proselytizingExodus 12:48Leviticus 24:22Isaiah 2:1-4; Micah 4:1-3 – Some thought these prophecies meant they should go out and make Jews of the people that were brought into Judea. Proselytizing was not permitted under the Old Law. These verses were talking about the coming of Jesus.Acts 2:8-12Acts 8:27 – The Ethiopian eunuch was probably a proselyte.Matthew 23:15Hellenized cities vs EasternizedIdumeaMass forced conversionDefectionsConversion not necessarily assimilation
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