Fondare 34 Risultati per: Customs

• and some eagerly went to the king. The king authorized them to adopt the customs of the pagan nations. (1 Maccabees 1, 13)

• All the peoples of his empire had to renounce their particular customs and become one people. (1 Maccabees 1, 42)

• The King sent messengers to Jerusalem and the cities of Judea to carry the decree which imposed strange customs. (1 Maccabees 1, 44)

• in order to forget the Law and change all their customs. (1 Maccabees 1, 49)

• They said to one another: "We cannot do as our brothers have done; we shall fight against the pagans to defend our life and our customs; otherwise, they will quickly destroy us." (1 Maccabees 2, 40)

• Let us permit them to live according to their customs as before, since all this came to be because we suppressed their laws, and they have risen in defense of them." (1 Maccabees 6, 59)

• With the consent of the king and using the power at his disposal, he at once set about encouraging his fellow citizens to adopt the customs of the Greeks. (2 Maccabees 4, 10)

• He suppressed the privileges that kings had granted to the Jews through John, the father of Eupolemus, who had established friendship and an alliance between the Romans and the Jews. He overthrew lawful institutions and introduced new customs contrary to the Law. (2 Maccabees 4, 11)

• Paganism was propagated through Jason's influence, who proved to be more of a godless wretch than a high priest. Greek customs were so much in vogue, (2 Maccabees 4, 13)

• They did not value anymore the customs of their fathers, but held in highest esteem the values of the Greeks. (2 Maccabees 4, 15)

• With this, they themselves were put in a difficult situation, for those whom they took as models and whose customs they wanted to imitate in everything proved to be their enemies and tyrants. (2 Maccabees 4, 16)

• It was no longer allowed to celebrate the sabbath or observe the customs of our fathers, or even to declare oneself a Jew. (2 Maccabees 6, 6)