Dr. Jodi Magness

And it's great to be back. Thank you, Tristan.

And it's great to be back. Thank you, Tristan.

And it's great to be back. Thank you, Tristan.

It is, actually. And, you know, it's funny. Most people, I think, don't realize that they're familiar with this already because most people are familiar with the holiday of Hanukkah, but are not necessarily aware of its connections to this revolt.

It is, actually. And, you know, it's funny. Most people, I think, don't realize that they're familiar with this already because most people are familiar with the holiday of Hanukkah, but are not necessarily aware of its connections to this revolt.

It is, actually. And, you know, it's funny. Most people, I think, don't realize that they're familiar with this already because most people are familiar with the holiday of Hanukkah, but are not necessarily aware of its connections to this revolt.

Right. So in the early second century BC, Judea, which is sort of the area around Jerusalem, was under the rule of one of Alexander the Great's Greek successors. So here I just have to go back a little bit to Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great had conquered the area of Judea with other parts of the Near East in, let's say, well, Judea in 332 BC.

Right. So in the early second century BC, Judea, which is sort of the area around Jerusalem, was under the rule of one of Alexander the Great's Greek successors. So here I just have to go back a little bit to Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great had conquered the area of Judea with other parts of the Near East in, let's say, well, Judea in 332 BC.

Right. So in the early second century BC, Judea, which is sort of the area around Jerusalem, was under the rule of one of Alexander the Great's Greek successors. So here I just have to go back a little bit to Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great had conquered the area of Judea with other parts of the Near East in, let's say, well, Judea in 332 BC.

And after he died, his empire was split up among various generals. And two of his generals got the lion's share of his empire. One was a guy named Ptolemy who got Egypt. And the other was a guy named Seleucus who got the area to the north of Judea, the area of Syria, Asia Minor, sort of through the area of what is today Iraq or Mesopotamia.

And after he died, his empire was split up among various generals. And two of his generals got the lion's share of his empire. One was a guy named Ptolemy who got Egypt. And the other was a guy named Seleucus who got the area to the north of Judea, the area of Syria, Asia Minor, sort of through the area of what is today Iraq or Mesopotamia.

And after he died, his empire was split up among various generals. And two of his generals got the lion's share of his empire. One was a guy named Ptolemy who got Egypt. And the other was a guy named Seleucus who got the area to the north of Judea, the area of Syria, Asia Minor, sort of through the area of what is today Iraq or Mesopotamia.

And Judea, of course, lay right in the middle between those kind of two power blocks, those two kingdoms, which were ruled by the successors of Ptolemy and Seleucus, who are called the Ptolemies and the Seleucids. And it became sort of a bone of contention between them. And for most of the 3rd century BC, Judea was under the rule of the Ptolemies down in Egypt.

And Judea, of course, lay right in the middle between those kind of two power blocks, those two kingdoms, which were ruled by the successors of Ptolemy and Seleucus, who are called the Ptolemies and the Seleucids. And it became sort of a bone of contention between them. And for most of the 3rd century BC, Judea was under the rule of the Ptolemies down in Egypt.

And Judea, of course, lay right in the middle between those kind of two power blocks, those two kingdoms, which were ruled by the successors of Ptolemy and Seleucus, who are called the Ptolemies and the Seleucids. And it became sort of a bone of contention between them. And for most of the 3rd century BC, Judea was under the rule of the Ptolemies down in Egypt.

But in the beginning of the 2nd century BC, it comes under the rule of the Seleucids, specifically a Seleucid king named Antiochus III. So at this point, Judea is under the rule of Antiochus III.

But in the beginning of the 2nd century BC, it comes under the rule of the Seleucids, specifically a Seleucid king named Antiochus III. So at this point, Judea is under the rule of Antiochus III.

But in the beginning of the 2nd century BC, it comes under the rule of the Seleucids, specifically a Seleucid king named Antiochus III. So at this point, Judea is under the rule of Antiochus III.

And the situation of the Jews is interesting because these successors of Alexander ruled their kingdoms in different ways, by which I mean that there were different kinds of administrative units within their kingdoms. And a little bit different from most of the rest of these kingdoms, Judea was a bit of a semi-autonomous area.

And the situation of the Jews is interesting because these successors of Alexander ruled their kingdoms in different ways, by which I mean that there were different kinds of administrative units within their kingdoms. And a little bit different from most of the rest of these kingdoms, Judea was a bit of a semi-autonomous area.