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The Maccabees (/ˈmækəbiːz/), also spelled Machabees (Hebrew: מַכַּבִּים, romanized: Makkabbīm, or מַקַבִּים, Maqabbīm; Latin: Machabaei or Maccabaei; Ancient Greek: Μακκαβαῖοι, romanized: Makkabaioi), were a group of Jewish rebel warriors who re-took control of Judea, which at the time was occupied by the Seleucid Empire. Its leaders, the Hasmoneans…
The analysis highlights Background, Christian veneration and possible Jewish preceding tradition and Hasmonean dynasty as prominent areas in the source structure around Maccabees.
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The extracted context around Maccabees shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Maccabees → An Introduction, Anatomy, April, Aristeas, Berkeley, Biblical Revolution, Bickerman, Brill, California Press, Clark, Cohen, Cultural Context, Daniel, Delaware, Elias, From, Grabbe, Greek Education, Harrington, Hellenistic Jewish Identity Another extracted example is Maccabees → Alexandrian, Bava Kama, Bikkurim, Both, Catholic, First, Hanukkah, Hebrew Bible, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jewish, John, Megillah, Mishnah, Moed Katan, Multiple, Old Testament, Orthodox, Protestant Bibles, Protestants. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 233 structured relationships around Maccabees. Examples in this analysis include Maccabees → Born → 2nd century BCE Judea (modern-day Israel) and Maccabees → Canonized → Pre-Congregation. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabees | Born | 2nd century BCE Judea (modern-day Israel) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Maccabees | Canonized | Pre-Congregation | 1.00 | infobox |
| Maccabees | Died | 167–160 BCE Judea | 1.00 | infobox |
| Maccabees | Feast | August 1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Maccabees | Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Churches Oriental Orthodox Churches | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexander Jannaeus | instance of | This policy exacerbated the divide between the Pharisees and Sadducees under later Hasmonean monarchs | 0.80 | text |
| Maccabees | related to Biblical accounts | The Maccabean | 0.60 | section |
| Maccabees | related to Biblical accounts | First | 0.60 | section |
| Maccabees | related to Biblical accounts | Second Maccabees | 0.60 | section |
| Maccabees | related to Biblical accounts | Temple | 0.60 | section |
| Maccabees | related to Biblical accounts | Jerusalem | 0.60 | section |
| Maccabees | related to Biblical accounts | These | 0.60 | section |
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Source: Wikipedia — Maccabees · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout