Dr. Jodi Magness

Well, yeah, except, okay, so a couple of things. So remember with Jason, the initiative here came from within the Jewish community. It wasn't imposed on the Jews, right? The Jews requested it. You know, that's a big difference here. So it's not that what Jason did was kind of what we saw with Jason was some sort of punishment or imposition from an outside power on the Jews.

Well, yeah, except, okay, so a couple of things. So remember with Jason, the initiative here came from within the Jewish community. It wasn't imposed on the Jews, right? The Jews requested it. You know, that's a big difference here. So it's not that what Jason did was kind of what we saw with Jason was some sort of punishment or imposition from an outside power on the Jews.

In this case, though, this is imposed on the Jews. And there's, you know, there is a lot of discussion about why Antiochus IV did this. It depends on who you follow.

In this case, though, this is imposed on the Jews. And there's, you know, there is a lot of discussion about why Antiochus IV did this. It depends on who you follow.

In this case, though, this is imposed on the Jews. And there's, you know, there is a lot of discussion about why Antiochus IV did this. It depends on who you follow.

So if you look at the author of the book of Daniel, in Daniel there's a reference to this that makes it sound like this was kind of the king being upset after the end of the Egyptian campaign and kind of punishing the Jews in that way.

So if you look at the author of the book of Daniel, in Daniel there's a reference to this that makes it sound like this was kind of the king being upset after the end of the Egyptian campaign and kind of punishing the Jews in that way.

So if you look at the author of the book of Daniel, in Daniel there's a reference to this that makes it sound like this was kind of the king being upset after the end of the Egyptian campaign and kind of punishing the Jews in that way.

The Roman historian Tacitus, who's notoriously anti-Jewish or very negative towards Jews at least, presents it as if Antiochus IV wanted to sort of obliterate Judaism, which is what this would have done in effect had it actually happened. And that's kind of the way that he presents it. That's not the way I understand it.

The Roman historian Tacitus, who's notoriously anti-Jewish or very negative towards Jews at least, presents it as if Antiochus IV wanted to sort of obliterate Judaism, which is what this would have done in effect had it actually happened. And that's kind of the way that he presents it. That's not the way I understand it.

The Roman historian Tacitus, who's notoriously anti-Jewish or very negative towards Jews at least, presents it as if Antiochus IV wanted to sort of obliterate Judaism, which is what this would have done in effect had it actually happened. And that's kind of the way that he presents it. That's not the way I understand it.

So the way that I understand this is that, so if we go back to Alexander the Great and his successor. So when Alexander conquered all of these lands to create his empire, one of the places that he conquered was Egypt. In fact, he went through Judea in 332 BC on his way to Egypt.

So the way that I understand this is that, so if we go back to Alexander the Great and his successor. So when Alexander conquered all of these lands to create his empire, one of the places that he conquered was Egypt. In fact, he went through Judea in 332 BC on his way to Egypt.

So the way that I understand this is that, so if we go back to Alexander the Great and his successor. So when Alexander conquered all of these lands to create his empire, one of the places that he conquered was Egypt. In fact, he went through Judea in 332 BC on his way to Egypt.

And while he was in Egypt, one of the things that he did was to establish a new city on the coast, which he named after himself, Alexandria. His successors then followed Alexander's example and established Greek cities throughout their kingdoms, which they named after themselves. And this was a deliberate policy.

And while he was in Egypt, one of the things that he did was to establish a new city on the coast, which he named after himself, Alexandria. His successors then followed Alexander's example and established Greek cities throughout their kingdoms, which they named after themselves. And this was a deliberate policy.

And while he was in Egypt, one of the things that he did was to establish a new city on the coast, which he named after himself, Alexandria. His successors then followed Alexander's example and established Greek cities throughout their kingdoms, which they named after themselves. And this was a deliberate policy.

For one thing, it helped them establish their legitimacy, their ties to Alexander by emulating what he had done. Because, you know, basically Alexander's successors were all usurpers. None of them were related to Alexander by blood. So they had to establish their connection to Alexander, and one of the ways that they did it was by emulating what he had done.

For one thing, it helped them establish their legitimacy, their ties to Alexander by emulating what he had done. Because, you know, basically Alexander's successors were all usurpers. None of them were related to Alexander by blood. So they had to establish their connection to Alexander, and one of the ways that they did it was by emulating what he had done.

For one thing, it helped them establish their legitimacy, their ties to Alexander by emulating what he had done. Because, you know, basically Alexander's successors were all usurpers. None of them were related to Alexander by blood. So they had to establish their connection to Alexander, and one of the ways that they did it was by emulating what he had done.