Relacja arcykapłan – kapłani według Drugiej Księgi Machabejskiej

Abstract

The article shows the problem of Archpriest – priests relation in The Second Book of Maccabees. A hagiographer shows it in quite stereotypical way. If archpriest is just (Onias III), priests are eager. If he is sluggish or follows Hellenism (Iason, Manelaus), priests abandon their cultural duties. In this background Judah Maccabee seems to be a prince and priest who by achieving the power brings the original spiritual good of priests. For the hagiographer the office of archpriest shows not only cultural authority but pastoral one and his particular role is to take special care of priests.