Mr Bartlett's volume, like the others in the series, contains the text in the New English Bible. After a general introduction to the book as a whole, the text is given in short passages, with a commentary directly following each. These Jewish historical works, the two books of the Maccabees, were written to describe the struggles of the Jews in the second century BC against encroachment of the Greek way of life and against the political domination of the Syrians. The particular purpose of this commentary is to bring out the political and religious motives of the various parties to the struggle.
- ISBN13 9780521086585
- Publish Date 19 July 1973
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 25 June 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Cambridge University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 372
- Language English