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Daniel Chapter 1

Time of Daniel
Daniel and other princes are selected by Ashpenaz
Their wisdom

The Harvest Festival – Sukkoth

“On the fifteenth day of this seventh month (five days after Yom Kippur) the festival of Sukkot {shall be celebrated) seven days unto the Lord. ”
(Leviticus 23:34-36)

2nd Maccabees Chapter 6

Gentile cults imposed
Coincidental significance of the persecution
The martyrdom of Eleazar

2nd Maccabees Chapter 5

Second Egyptian campaign
Jason’s insurrection; counteraction by Antiochus Epiphanes
Pillage of the Temple
Activities of Apollonius the Mysarch

IV: Hellenistic Propaganda and persecution under Antiochus Ephiphanes
Misdeeds of Simon, Administrator of the Temple
Jason the high priest, Introduces Hellenism
Antiochus Epiphanes is praised in Jerusalem
Menelaus becomes high priest
The murder of Onias
Lysimachus killed in an insurrection
Menelaus buys his acquittal

2nd Maccabees Chapter 3

III the Story of Helodorus
The arrival of Helodorus
Unease In Jerusalem
The Punishment of Helodorus
The conversion of Helodorus

2nd Maccabees Chapter 2

eremiah Conceals the tent, ark and altar
Nehemiah’s library
An invitation to the dedication
II: Compilers Preface

2nd Maccabees Chapter 1

Letters to the Jews of Egypt
First letter
Second letter
Address
Thanksgiving for the Punishment of Antiochus
The miraculous preservation of the sacred fire

1st Maccabees Chapter 16

The Victory of Simon’s Sons over Cendebareus
Simon’s tragic Death at Dok. Simon’s son John succeeds him

1st Maccabees Chapter 15

Letter of Antiochus VII and siege of Dora
The Ambassadors return from Rome to Judea
The league with Rome
Antiochus VII besieging Dora, become hostile to Simon and sends him a reprimand
Cendebaues, governor of the coastal region, harasses Judea

1st Maccabees Chapter 14

Eulogy of Simon
Renewal of the league with Sparta and with Rome
Official Honors decreed for Simon

1st Maccabees Chapter 13

Simon takes command
Simon turns back Trypho from Judaea
Jonathan is buried in the sepulchre built by Simon at Modein
The favors of Demetrius II to Simon
The Capture of Gezer by Simon
Simon occupies the tower in Jerusalem

1st Maccabees Chapter 12

Jonathan’s relationship with Rome and Sparta
Jonathan in Coele-Syria.
Simon in Philista
Building work in Jerusalem
Jonathan falls into the hands of his enemies

1st Maccabees Chapter 11

Ptolemy VI supports Demetrius but dies as does Alexander Balas
Early relations between Demetrius and Jonathan
A new charter favoring Jews
Demetrius II rescued by Jonathan’s troop at Antioch
Jonathan opposes Demetrius II.
Simon retakes Beth-Zur.

1st Maccabees Chapter 10

Alexander Balas competes for Jonathan’s support and appoints him high priest
A letter from Demetrius I to Jonathan
Jonathan rejects the offers of Demetrius – death of Demetrius
Alexander’s marriage to Cleopatra. Jonathan as commander-in-chief and governor-general
Demetrius II. Apollonius, governor of Coele-Syria, Defeated by Jonathan

1st Maccabees Chapter 9

Battle of Beer-Zaith and death of Judas Maccabaeus
Funeral of Judas Maccabaeus
The Triumph of the Greek Party Jonathan Lead the resistance
Jonathan in the desert of Tekoa. Bloody encounters around Medeba
Crossing the Jordan
Bacchides builds fortifications. The Dead of Alcimus
The siege of Beth-Bassi

1st Maccabees Chapter 8

A eulogy of the Romans
The alliance between the Jews and the Romans

1st Maccabees Chapter 7

Demetrius I becomes king, and sends Bacchides and Alcimus to Judaea
Nicanor in Judaea and battle of Caphar-Salama
Threats against the Temple
The Day of Nicanor at Adasa

1st Maccabees Chapter 6

The last days of Antiochus Epiphanes
The access of Antiochus V
The siege of the Citadel of Jerusalem by Judas Maccabaeus
Campaign of Antiochus V and Lysias
Capture of Beth-Zur and siege of Mount Zion by the Syrians
The king grants the Jews religious freedom

1st Maccabees Chapter 5

The expedition against the Idumaeans and Ammonites
Preliminaries to campaigns in Galilee and Gilead
The expeditions in Galilee and Gilead
Reversal at Jamnia
Successes in Idumaea and Philistia

1st Maccabees Chapter 4

The Battle of Emmaus
First Campaign of Lyias
Purification and dedication of the Temple

1st Maccabees Chapter 3

The eulogy of Judas Maccabaeus
Initial successes of Judas
Antiochus prepares to invade Persia and Judaea
Gorgias and Nicanor lead the Syrian army into Judaea
The Jews gather at Mizpah

1st Maccabees Chapter 2

Matthathias and his sons
The ordeal of the sacrifice at Modein
The ordeal of the Sabbath in the desert
The activity of Mattathis and his associates

1st Maccabees Chapter 1

Alexander and his successors
Antiochus Epiphanes: Israel infected with Helenism
First Egyptian campaign and pillage of the Temple
Intervention of the Mysarch and construction of the Acra
Installation of the gentile cults