Judas Maccab us, and the Jewish War of Independence

1879. This is the author's account of the story of the life of Judas Maccabaeus, which he considers one of the most important episodes in Jewish history, as it explains how the nation first developed and that peculiar phase of character that marked it at the time when Christianity was given to the world. Contents: The National Life; The National Religion; The Revolt; The Victories of Judas; Defeats and Death of Judas; The Surviving Brothers; and The Results of Independence.