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2005-12-25

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-12-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A moving piece and an appropriate title - Happy Armed Jews Week. Thanks, Sea.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2005-12-25 02:50|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2005-12-25 02:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Sea, I'm going to have to share this with my buddy Sparkle Girl. She'll love the "Happy Armed Jews Week" idea!

Happy Chanukah to all the 'burgers!

Posted by Desert Blondie 2005-12-25 07:58|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2005-12-25 07:58|| Front Page Top

#3 historical footnote to article

The books of the Maccabees are not part of the Hebrew Bible even though, as Seafarious's article says, they are parts of many Christian Bibles.

Basically there are three reasons for this:

1. The oldest versions of the Book of the Maccabees are in Greek rather than hebrew or aramaic. Greek isn't considered to be a holy language.

2. When the Maccabees, who were priests, took over the country, they violated the rule that Priests aren't supposed to be kings (Kings were supposed to be from the tribe of Judah and of the line of David).

3. The Maccabee (Hasmonaon) dynasty, although having a heroic beginning, had some real nasty folk in charge at times and did some nasty things.

Posted by mhw 2005-12-25 09:08|| 2005-12-25 09:08|| Front Page Top

#4 "Happy Armed Jews Week"

Works for me! :-D

Happy Hannukah to all!

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-12-25 09:53|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2005-12-25 09:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks for the info, mhw. Just to clarify, *I* did not write this piece. I swiped it from a guest pundit at GlennReynolds.com.

I've also heard that Mel Gibson wants to make a movie about the Maccabees. I hope he does.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-12-25 12:55|| 2005-12-25 12:55|| Front Page Top

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