1 Maccabees

The definitive historical account of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes — the crisis that gave rise to Hanukkah and reshaped Judean identity.|||Greek text in Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Alexandrinus. Latin Vulgate preserves a translation from Greek. Hebrew original is lost, though Jerome mentions seeing a Hebrew copy.|||Written c. 100 BCE, shortly after the death of John Hyrcanus I (104 BCE). Anonymous Jewish author, possibly a Sadducee.|||Deuterocanonical in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Not canonical in Protestant churches or the Hebrew Tanak.|||The most detailed historical account of the Maccabean crisis. Essential for understanding the world of the New Testament — Herod, the Temple, and Roman intervention.|||Goldstein, J. A. I Maccabees. Anchor Bible. Doubleday, 1976.|||Bartlett, J. R. The First and Second Books of the Maccabees. Cambridge, 1973.|||Bickerman, E. The God of the Maccabees. Brill, 1979.|||1 Maccabees — Early Jewish Writings|https://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/1maccabees.html|Full translation and scholarly resources.;; 1 Maccabees — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Maccabees|Background and scholarly discussion.|||" But many in Israel stood firm and we're resolved in their hearts not to eat unclean food." — 1 Maccabees 1:62