As the insurgency in Iraq continues and questions about its outcome surface, one might look for possible historical parallels–and one of the most successful insurgencies against a colonial power in ...

The story of the Hasmonean (or “Maccabean”) revolt is preserved in 1 and 2 Maccabees—two very different books, in style, content, views and values. To state the most obvious differences: 1 Maccabees ...

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