@inbook {692565,
	title = {Politics and Theology in Second Maccabees: Epiphanies, Prayers, and Deaths of Martyrs Revisited},
	booktitle = {Political Theologies in the Hebrew Bible},
	year = {2023},
	pages = {257{\textendash}71},
	publisher = {Brill},
	organization = {Brill},
	address = {Paderborn},
	abstract = {This essay explores the relationship between theology and politics in 2 Maccabees by examining how the book{\textquoteright}s depiction of divine epiphanies, battle prayers, and the deaths of pious Jews together serve to reinforce the image of Judas as God{\textquoteright}s chosen means of ensuring that the people and temple are defended against harm. Each of these aspects of 2 Maccabees, this essay contends, advances a sophisticated {\textquotedblleft}political theology{\textquotedblright} that serves to legitimize the military and cultic agency of the Hasmonean dynasty in Judea. A brief conclusion outlines the significance of the essay{\textquoteright}s main findings for the study of 2 Maccabees and its possible context of composition.},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.30965/9783657790838_017},
	author = {Julia Rhyder},
	editor = {Mark Brett and Rachelle Gilmour}
}
