Studia Ełckie

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    „Boże moce” w obronie narodu żydowskiego w świetle Ksiąg Machabejskich
    Baran, Grzegorz M. (Wydawnictwo Diecezjalne Adalbertinum, 2013)
    Analyzing the content of both Books of Maccabees, one can notice that their authors firmly emphasized the question of supernatural help which God had been giving to the Jewish people, who were under the rule of the Seleucid Empire. It is particularly visible in the struggle undertaken in defense of the Law, the homeland, the temple and native customs. Although battles were often fought against enemies of considerable military advantage, the troops of fighting Jews were in the end – with God’s help – victorious. Moreover, the miraculous intervention of God was described by the author of 2 Ma by means of supernatural revelations of mysterious characters in which God Himself revealed his own power as well as defended his people. Therefore, the Jews – being the witness of these events and keeping God’s interventions in the history of their own nation in mind – had no doubt that God Himself – showing his power – was fighting against their enemies. This conviction is clearly expressed in the following worlds of 1 Ma 12:15: “we have the support of Heaven to help us, thanks to which we have been delivered from our enemies, and they are the ones who have been brought low.” On the basis of the text of both books it can be seen that God’s help was usually a response to prayers full of faith, as it is stated in 2 Ma 1:8: “we prayed to the Lord, and our prayer was heard.” The efficacy of the prayer and – consequently – the support given by God were essentially dependent upon the fidelity to the Law of those who prayed and fought.
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    Kobiety w kulturze i religii społeczności żydowskiej w świetle Ksiąg Machabejskich
    Baran, Grzegorz M. (Wydawnictwo Diecezjalne Adalbertinum, 2014)
    Analyzing the contents of the Books of the Maccabees (1-2Macc canonical and 3-4Macc apocryphal) it can be noted that their authors – on the canvas of the story associated with the revolt of the Maccabees and the persecution of the Jewish community – also touched upon issues of the presence and role of women in the religion and culture of ancient Israel in Hellenistic times. Although women mentioned by the authors women are anonymous, one can, however, learn a lot about their lives in this period. The authors in fact give different information about the women of different status: young girls, virgins/unmarried maidens, wives, mothers, widows, grandmothers as well as prostitutes. Of particular note are women who demonstrated heroism in defense of God’s Law. The mother of seven sons, presented in 2Macc and 4Macc, stands out in this respect as – for the fidelity to the Law – she suffered a martyr’s death, encouraging earlier her own sons to assume the same attitude. To sum up, one can conclude that women in the Jewish community of the time, which was clearly dominated by men, played important roles and in certain circumstances were able to do heroic deeds.