Are the Hasmoneans legitimised as kings in 1 Maccabees?

Concerning the belief about continuation of the Davidic dynasty in the Second Temple Jewish literature, the present study seeks to understand how the belief may have been understood in 1 Maccabees. Specifically, it asks whether the Hasmoneans are legitimised as kings in the book, replacing the David...

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Main Author: Choi, Dongbin
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28401/
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description Concerning the belief about continuation of the Davidic dynasty in the Second Temple Jewish literature, the present study seeks to understand how the belief may have been understood in 1 Maccabees. Specifically, it asks whether the Hasmoneans are legitimised as kings in the book, replacing the Davidic dynasty. Through examining relevant passages such as 2:57, 5:62, 14:25–49, and 14:41, it is argued that the author of 1 Maccabees does not present the Hasmoneans as legitimate kings. Instead, he preserves the traditional belief that the Davidic dynasty will continue.
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spelling nottingham-284012025-02-28T11:33:29Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28401/ Are the Hasmoneans legitimised as kings in 1 Maccabees? Choi, Dongbin Concerning the belief about continuation of the Davidic dynasty in the Second Temple Jewish literature, the present study seeks to understand how the belief may have been understood in 1 Maccabees. Specifically, it asks whether the Hasmoneans are legitimised as kings in the book, replacing the Davidic dynasty. Through examining relevant passages such as 2:57, 5:62, 14:25–49, and 14:41, it is argued that the author of 1 Maccabees does not present the Hasmoneans as legitimate kings. Instead, he preserves the traditional belief that the Davidic dynasty will continue. 2014 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28401/1/MRes%20Thesis%20-%20Dongbin%20Choi%20-%20Are%20the%20Hasmoneans%20Legitimised%20as%20Kings%20in%201%20Maccabees_.pdf Choi, Dongbin (2014) Are the Hasmoneans legitimised as kings in 1 Maccabees? MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.
spellingShingle Choi, Dongbin
Are the Hasmoneans legitimised as kings in 1 Maccabees?
title Are the Hasmoneans legitimised as kings in 1 Maccabees?
title_full Are the Hasmoneans legitimised as kings in 1 Maccabees?
title_fullStr Are the Hasmoneans legitimised as kings in 1 Maccabees?
title_full_unstemmed Are the Hasmoneans legitimised as kings in 1 Maccabees?
title_short Are the Hasmoneans legitimised as kings in 1 Maccabees?
title_sort are the hasmoneans legitimised as kings in 1 maccabees?
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28401/