University Press of America
Pages: 220
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-3912-5 • Paperback • October 2007 • $46.99 • (£36.00)
Benjamin Edidin Scolnic, a scholar, archaeologist and pulpit rabbi, is the author of eight other books including If the Egyptians Died in the Red Sea, Where are Pharaoh's Chariots? He has taught at four universities including Yale and the Jewish Theological Seminary. He has served as Biblical Consultant for the North Sinai Archaeological Expedition since 2000. He has been the rabbi of Temple Beth Sholom, Hamden, Connecticut since 1983.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 2 Fraternal Relationships in the Myths of the Ancient World
Chapter 3 The Sin of Cain: Fratricide in the Bible
Chapter 4 Sibling Rivalry in Greek Mythology
Chapter 5 Fraternal Pietas: The Foundation Story of Romulus and Remus
Part 6 The Fraternal Bonds of the Attalids of Pergamon
Chapter 7 The Attalid Brothers
Chapter 8 Present Power and Future Expectations
Chapter 9 Fraternal Dissension and the Fall of the Attalid Dynasty
Part 10 Perseus vs. Demetrius and the Fall of the Antigonids
Chapter 11 The Foundation of Macedonian Kingship
Chapter 12 Philip V of Macedonia
Chapter 13 Polybius on Perseus and Demetrius
Chapter 14 Polybius on the Crimes of Philip V
Chapter 15 Supernatural Paraphernalia
Chapter 16 Polybius on Philip V's Earlier Crime
Chapter 17 Tyche in Polybius
Chapter 18 Livy on Perseus and Demetrius
Chapter 19 Why Did Macedonia Fall?
Part 20 Jason and the Fall of the Zadokite Dynasty
Chapter 21 2Maccabees on Jason
Chapter 22 Jason and the Agon
Chapter 23 2Maccabees 1:1-10a
Chapter 24 1Maccabees and Josephus on Jason
Chapter 25 Usurpation
Chapter 26 Jason's Return to Jerusalem
Chapter 27 Jason's Name
Chapter 28 Jason in History
Part 29 Fraternal Relationships and the Hasmonaeon Dynasty
Chapter 30 Judas and his Brothers
Chapter 31 Why Did Johnathan Become the next Hasmonaean Leader?
Chapter 32 Why were the Maccabees Bured in Pyramid Tombs?
Chapter 33 Aristobulus and His Brothers
Chapter 34 To Value the Present More than the Future
Part 35 Conclusions
Part 36 Works Cited