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The Texas Frontier Heritage and Cultural Center™ presents:
“He established peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced
with great joy:” Religion and Political Rhetoric
in 1 Maccabees
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
11:00 AM-12:30 PM in the Village Gallery
Admission: $5 (includes all day admission to the Village
and free use of a sound wand for the day)
For more information, call: (325) 572-3365 |
 1 Maccabees is one of the most important primary sources for a fascinating
period in Jewish history. It describes the Maccabean revolt and the initial
stage of its aftermath: a brief period of Judean independence in an epoch
otherwise marked by foreign rule under the Babylonians, Persians, Macedonians,
and finally the Romans. In ancient times, just as in our own, strands of
political and religious rhetoric were often bound inextricably together.
This presentation will address such connections in the anonymous Maccabean
account of the Jewish struggle for freedom in the second century BCE. Your
host for this presentation will be Dr. John B. Miller, Assistant Professor
of Religion at McMurry University. |
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Our ongoing Chautauqua Learning Series is based on the Chautauqua movement
which spread throughout the rural United States in the late 19th and early
20th centuries. It provided educational lectures and entertainment for
average Americans before the advent of mass media like radio and television.
The Texas Frontier Heritage and Cultural Center™ is proud to continue the
spirit of that tradition in the unique setting of the Buffalo Gap Historic
Village.
The Grady McWhiney Research Foundation would like to say Thank You to our
honored suporters for helping us make the Chautauqua experience available
to our community: The Dian Graves Owen Foundation, Judd White ~ CBS Insurance
LLP, and Red Steagall. |
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