Maccabean Rebellion Thesis
Paul Simeon Ogle History 383 Dr. J.P. Dessel
Final Paper Overview
The Breaking of the Sarissas: How the Maccabean Rebellion fostered Jewish religious identity and nationalism.
Thesis- the Maccabean Rebellion changed permanently the status of Jewish social and religious identity, reverting the status mandate from foreign influence, and fostered indigenous ideologies of nationalism and religion.
*Possible opening paragraph The subjugation of Judea, by the armies of Alexander III of Macedon, cast indigenous Jews down a path beleaguered by forced social, religious, and national assimilation. The Secludid rule left Judea in a virtual and ideological death grip, and forced Jews to forsake their long held sense …show more content…
1. Overview of the campaigns and conquest of Alexander the Great 2. Examination of the divisions the Hellenistic kingdoms and influence of the separate spheres upon the region. 3. Explain how the subjugations and inequities of Hellenistic rule forced Judeans to foment dissent against their Greek rulers, with particular attention paid to religious freedoms, taxation, cultural and economic disparity.
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The Rebellion 1. The beginnings and the leadership, with special attention paid toward the growth and ideologies of the movement. 2. How Maccabean successes grew into eventual victory, and how the Maccabees gained the support of the Jewish population. 3. How the Maccabees established rule after their victory.
The Aftermath 1. How the Maccabean revolt inspired a sense of Jewish nationalism and religious identity. 2. How and why this revolt culminated a past of subjugation and identity, and forced the Jewish community to establish a vehement sense of self. 3. How the Maccabees established this trend of Jewish identity, and why the populace of Judea chose to support their cause and beliefs. 4. How the Maccabean Revolt established a cornerstone of Jewish identity, which exists till this …show more content…
A. (Charles Augustus), Successors of Alexander the Great. Chicago, Argonaut 1969
*I wanted a book to explain the divisions of Alexander’s kingdom, which occurred after his death, and how the divided sections were ruled and how the separately formed divisions, which the Macabees were later able to exploit. Goodblatt, David M.Elements of ancient Jewish nationalism New York : Cambridge University Press 2006
*Ancient Jewish Nationalism. This book will be the cornerstone of my argument, as I attempt to traverse the shoals and channels of ancient Jewish nationalism, this will be my likely sextant. I will attempt to employ the arguments of Goodblatt, and contrast them with my own.
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Jordan, W. G. The Significance of the Maccabean Period The Biblical World, Vol. 38, No. 5 (Nov., 1911), pp. 294-305
*I will use this source to convey the gravity of the times, or the emotional and physical aspects of the rebellion. The contexts of the book seem to be focused upon personal experience, and I will use this to exercise the personal experience of the Maccabees in my
Final Paper Overview
The Breaking of the Sarissas: How the Maccabean Rebellion fostered Jewish religious identity and nationalism.
Thesis- the Maccabean Rebellion changed permanently the status of Jewish social and religious identity, reverting the status mandate from foreign influence, and fostered indigenous ideologies of nationalism and religion.
*Possible opening paragraph The subjugation of Judea, by the armies of Alexander III of Macedon, cast indigenous Jews down a path beleaguered by forced social, religious, and national assimilation. The Secludid rule left Judea in a virtual and ideological death grip, and forced Jews to forsake their long held sense …show more content…
1. Overview of the campaigns and conquest of Alexander the Great 2. Examination of the divisions the Hellenistic kingdoms and influence of the separate spheres upon the region. 3. Explain how the subjugations and inequities of Hellenistic rule forced Judeans to foment dissent against their Greek rulers, with particular attention paid to religious freedoms, taxation, cultural and economic disparity.
Ogle 2
The Rebellion 1. The beginnings and the leadership, with special attention paid toward the growth and ideologies of the movement. 2. How Maccabean successes grew into eventual victory, and how the Maccabees gained the support of the Jewish population. 3. How the Maccabees established rule after their victory.
The Aftermath 1. How the Maccabean revolt inspired a sense of Jewish nationalism and religious identity. 2. How and why this revolt culminated a past of subjugation and identity, and forced the Jewish community to establish a vehement sense of self. 3. How the Maccabees established this trend of Jewish identity, and why the populace of Judea chose to support their cause and beliefs. 4. How the Maccabean Revolt established a cornerstone of Jewish identity, which exists till this …show more content…
A. (Charles Augustus), Successors of Alexander the Great. Chicago, Argonaut 1969
*I wanted a book to explain the divisions of Alexander’s kingdom, which occurred after his death, and how the divided sections were ruled and how the separately formed divisions, which the Macabees were later able to exploit. Goodblatt, David M.Elements of ancient Jewish nationalism New York : Cambridge University Press 2006
*Ancient Jewish Nationalism. This book will be the cornerstone of my argument, as I attempt to traverse the shoals and channels of ancient Jewish nationalism, this will be my likely sextant. I will attempt to employ the arguments of Goodblatt, and contrast them with my own.
Ogle 4
Jordan, W. G. The Significance of the Maccabean Period The Biblical World, Vol. 38, No. 5 (Nov., 1911), pp. 294-305
*I will use this source to convey the gravity of the times, or the emotional and physical aspects of the rebellion. The contexts of the book seem to be focused upon personal experience, and I will use this to exercise the personal experience of the Maccabees in my