Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 175 The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 45: 1 Machabees The Challoner Revision Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Maccabees This eBook was produced by David Widger from etext #1581 prepared by Dennis McCarthy, Atlanta, Georgia and Tad Book, student, Pontifical North American College, Rome "The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 45: 1 Machabees" is a historical account likely written in the late 18th century. This book recounts the struggles of the Jewish people during the time of the Maccabean revolt led by Judah Maccabee and his family against the oppressive rule of Antiochus IV, who sought to eradicate their religious traditions. The narrative centers on themes of resistance, faith, and the fight for autonomy as the Maccabees rise to prominence in their quest for justice. The opening of "1 Machabees" provides a dramatic introduction to the political climate of the time, detailing the reign of Alexander and the subsequent emergence of Antiochus IV as a brutal ruler who desecrates the temple and persecutes the Jewish people. In the early chapters, we see the leading figure, Mathathias, lamenting the dire state of his people before he and his sons, including the fierce Judah Maccabee, take a stand against the foreign oppressors. The text vividly depicts the suffering endured by the Israelites, their eventual mobilization for rebellion, and the justifications for their resistance, setting the stage for the ensuing battles and the struggle for religious freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Bible. Apocrypha. Maccabees, 1st BS Text Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Religious 190380 2025-10-04T05:32:41.364254 text/html 190201 2025-01-11T03:17:18.631206 text/html 132084 2025-10-04T05:32:47.176186 application/epub+zip 134406 2025-10-04T05:32:44.060186 application/epub+zip 126698 2025-10-04T05:32:42.994206 application/epub+zip 265631 2025-10-04T05:32:49.340169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253213 2025-10-04T05:32:46.534180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235476 2022-09-04T10:00:21.342044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162461 2025-10-04T05:32:41.091218 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 157376 2020-12-26T14:46:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16629 2025-10-04T05:32:49.461142 application/rdf+xml 13054 2025-10-04T05:32:43.490187 image/jpeg 3005 2025-10-04T05:32:43.241184 image/jpeg 53103 2020-12-26T14:46:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 129728 2025-10-04T05:32:41.378183 application/octet-stream application/zip