The Veneration of the Maccabean Brothers in Fourth Century Antioch
Religious Competition, Martyrdom, and Innovation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23814656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Johannes Hahn (0000-0002-5638-2031, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Pages | 79-104 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Dying for the Faith, Killing for the Faith (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004211049_005 |
| OpenAlex | W2491972221 |
| ISBN | 9789004211049 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This chapter analyses the strand of Maccabean tradition, namely, the veneration of the Maccabean martyrs in late antique Syrian Antioch, results from a threefold process of usurpation and reinterpretation. Firstly, the designation of the seven brothers and their mother as Maccabees, who one after the other suffer terrible martyrdoms at the hands of the tyrant Antiochus IV Epiphanes in emulation of the venerable Eleazar, lacks any foundation: there is no indication that they were kin with the Hasmonean or Maccabean family. Secondly, the admission of the account of the martyrdom of the seven brothers and their mother into the Second Book of Maccabees - the episode is not mentioned in the first book - is nothing other but a literary usurpation. What must remain unexplained above all is the context for the establishment of an Antioch-based Jewish tradition of a burial site of the Maccabean brothers. Keywords:fourth century; Jewish tradition; Maccabean brothers; Maccabees; martyrdom; religious competition; Syrian antioch; veneration
Ancient history · Art · Competition (biology) · Veneration · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |