Author

Publication

1952 - Abelard Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

112,000 words, Guess

Page Count

448 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPS3511.I744 I861

Description

The story is set in the 2nd or 3rd century B.C. The author contrasts Greek culture with Judaism in a novel set in the time of the Maccabees rebellion, when the Jews overcame the Seleucide Empire (established by the Greeks) and reduced the influence of Hellenism in Israel and Judea.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The island of the innocent: a novel of Greek and Jew in the time of the Maccabees.Abelard Press1952-01-01

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