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It is believed that the Council of Jamnia, meeting around 96 CE, decided on the books to be canonised in the Jewish Bible. Although the Book of Esther was included, all the material recognised as not being original to the earliest version of the book was excised from the accepted version.
Although Esther is obviously not a religious book and does not even mention God (although later additions used in the Catholic version do), it does portray the Jews in a very flattering light. It was therefore not very difficult for its supporters to gain the necessary votes for inclusion of Esther.
1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees were written at about the same time by two different authors regarding an earlier period in Jewish history. Although the Catholic Church seems to have had no problem reconciling the two books, the Jewish sages could perhaps have found it difficult to do so. 3 Maccabees is clearly a book of the Common Era.
Jewish answer:
According to Jewish tradition, prophecy ended two or three decades after the book of Esther was written. The books of Maccabees were composed centuries later, making them non-prophetic, non-Biblical material for Jews.
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What is the youngest book in the Old Testament?
The first Book of Maccabees was probably written about 100 B.C. II Maccabees was written earlier.The Book of Daniel was written about 167 BCE, and the Book of Esther slightly earlier.Answer:According to Jewish tradition, Maccabees is not part of the Hebrew Bible; and the youngest books are Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Ezra and Nehemiah, and Chronicles, all of which were written around 350 BCE. The book of Daniel was written shortly before that.
Which emperor married a Jewish girl -in bible?
King Ahausuerus married a Jewish girl Esther.
What is the maccabees?
They were Jewish.
What is the Maccabees religon?
They were Jewish.
Who was ester in the bible?
The book of Esther is about a Jewish girl who becomes queen of Persia. This book does not have the word god in it.
Are all maccabees Jewish?
Yes
Is Hanukkah in The Bible?
It isn't in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). It was instituted about 175 years after the canon was sealed. The story of Hanukkah can be found in the Apocrypha (also called the Deuterocanon) in the books of Maccabees I & II, but as mentioned above, these books are not in the Tanakh or Jewish Bible.
What is the name of a Bible that has Maccabees 1 and Maccabees 2 included?
The HarperCollins Study Bible - New Revised Standard Version
What is the literary genre of the book of Esther?
The book of Esther in the Bible is considered a historical narrative or Biblical prose. It tells the story of how Esther, a Jewish woman, becomes queen of Persia and saves her people from a plot to destroy them.
How did the Maccabees get their name?
The Maccabees were a Jewish national liberation movement that fought for and won independence from Antiochus IV Epiphanes of the Hellenistic Seleucid dynasty, who was succeeded by his infant son Antiochus V Eupator. The Maccabees founded the Hasmonean royal dynasty and established Jewish independence in the Hasmonean Kingdom for about one hundred years, from 164 BCE to 63 BCE. The Maccabees found their name by flicking through the bible and picking out a random word.
Which emperor married a Jewish girl in the Bible?
Ahasuerus chose Esther as queen in the seventh year of his reign, when his wife, Vashti, proved disloyal. (Esther 2:16, 17)
Why are the Maccabees essential to the Jewish religion?
If not for the Maccabees, the Seleucid Empire would have extinguished the Jewish religion and forced all Jews to adopt Greek ways.
