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It Was Greek Culture That Taught Us to Be Jews

The main lessons the Maccabean Revolt teach us are that it’s impossible to cut oneself off from the outside world

Dec 25, 2022

The patriotic press reported last week on a sensational archaeological discovery: Proof of the Maccabean Revolt had been discovered in the Judean Desert.

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