WELL SAID!
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Maccabees is history, not theology. It is, without a doubt, the most accurate and thorough account of the happenings of the period. The Maccabees serve as an example to all the world of how a few faithful can prevail in spite of overwhelming numbers and might. The Hellenists were the liberal democrats of the day, forcing their PC views on everyone in a systematic way, killing and torturing those who refused. It might be where our culture war is going.