First and Second Books of the Maccabees - John R. Bartlett - Paperback

Mr Bartlett's volume, like the others in the series, contains the text in the New English Bible. After a general introduction to the book as a whole, the text is given in short passages, with a commentary directly following each. These Jewish historical works, the two books of the Maccabees, were written to describe the struggles of the Jews in the second century BC against encroachment of the Greek way of life and against the political domination of the Syrians.Bartlett, J. R. is the author of 'First and Second Books of the Maccabees - John R. Bartlett - Paperback' with ISBN 9780521097499 and ISBN 0521097495.