RELG 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Antiochus Iv Epiphanes, Second Temple Judaism, Zadok

• School: McGill University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELG 210
• Professor: Ian Henderson

Document Summary

Change in perception from the period around 190 bce. Simon ii son of john ii: remembered as the good high priest, as good as they ever got, died 196 bce. Jason: reform second temple judaism to bring in the greek gods, greek speaking society imposed on syria. Jason thought he was a traditionalist, but is selecting different traditions to be a tradition. Result is a civil between 2 different categories of jews: from another point of view, it was good jews rebelling against the gentile reforming. In judaism & christianity have a social memory of the maccabees being the goods guys. John"s gospel there is evidence of jesus going to jerusalem to celebrate hanukkah. There were jews were interested in enoch as the most important person in judaism. The older tower is being replaced by god. Some whole scrolls that were place inside pots which were in caves to protect them from the war.