Book Summary
This book explores the story of Mattathias in 1Maccabees and asserts that Mattathias defined Judaism and Jewishness for his time. Mattathias's actions of zealous violence, as controversial as they were viewed to be in both his day and today, were primarily for the preservation of his religion and people.
Book Details
| Book Name | Judaism Defined: Mattathias And The Destiny Of His People |
| Author | Benjamin Edidin Scolnic |
| Publisher | University Press Of America (Jul 2010) |
| ISBN | 9780761851172 |
| Pages | 246 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 2342 |
