Troska Boga o świątynię a stan wiary wspólnoty według Drugiej Księgi Machabejskiej

Abstract

This article presents a relations between the Temple of God and Israelas a environment of the Israel’s faith. The history of Heliodorus wasan example of the extraordinary victory of God over his enemieswithout any direct human intervention. Only the prayer of Onias III and his people has caused the reaction of God. The crime andpunishment of Heliodorus presents the ancient heroes’ fight with adeity (theomachoi). During the Onias’ pontificate God protected histemple. The situation was changed after his death. The archpriests Jason and Menelaus were impure, the Temple was desecrated, and Antiochus IV offered it to Zeus. It was a result of the fall of thefaith of God’s people. The restoration of the Temple was possiblethanks to the martyrs and the Maccabean army. The archpriest Onias III, despite his death, still served his office.