Antiochus IV Epiphanes turned Hellenistic pressure into coercion, attacking the Law and the temple and forcing Judea toward open resistance.
Seleucid Oppression Under Antiochus IV Epiphanes
The Second Temple Period: From Zerubbabel to the Maccabees
From Zerubbabel’s altar to the Hasmonean state, Scripture and archaeology unite to show Jehovah preserving worship and people through Persian and Greek dominion.
