Shifting images of the Hasmoneans Second Temple legends and their reception in Josephus and Rabbinic literature Noʻam, Ṿered creator author. Ordan, Dena translator. text bibliography Electronic books. History enk 2018 2018 First edition. monographic eng heb remote 1 online resource The shifting image of the Hasmoneans' in the eyes of their contemporaries and later generations is a compelling issue in the history of the Maccabean revolt and the Hasmonean commonwealth. Based on a series of six Jewish folktales from the Second Temple period that describe the Hasmonean dynasty and its history from its legendary founders, through achievement of full sovereignty, to downfall, this volume examines the Hasmoneans through the lens of reception history. On the one hand, these brief, colorful legends are embedded in the narrative of the historian of the age, Flavius Josephus; on the other hand, they are scattered throughout the extensive halakhic-exegetical compositions known as rabbinic literature, redacted and compiled centuries later. Introduction -- Nicanor's defeat -- John Hyrcanus and a heavenly voice -- The rupture with the Pharisees -- Alexander Janneus/The priest who was pelted with citrons -- Alexander Janneus's Instructions to his wife -- The fratricidal Hasmonean conflict and the murder of Onias -- The image of the Hasmoneans : a new perspective. Vered Noam ; translated by Dana Ordan. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-is--- Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) Temple de Jérusalem (Jérusalem) Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) Maccabees Jews History 586 B.C.-70 A.D Palestine History To 70 A.D Rabbinical literature Maccabées Juifs Histoire 586 av. J.-C.-70 Palestine Histoire Jusqu'à 70 Littérature rabbinique RELIGION Judaism General Jews Maccabees Rabbinical literature Middle East Palestine To 70 fast BM176 296.09/014 Shifting images of the Hasmoneans Noʻam, Ṿered. New York, NY : Oxfore University Press, 2018 First edition. (DLC) 2017939642 (OCoLC)991683661 9780192539397 0192539396 9780191848414 0191848417 0198811381 9780198811381 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/11960 N$T 180219 20260319164721.1 in00005715603 eng