Royal honors rightly belonged to a man named demetrius i soter, the son of seleucus iv. Chapter 1 the works of flavius josephus bible study tools. Scholarly discussion of this text has focused on his apparent merging of jewish and samaritan identity markers. He acted as though he really were jupiter and the people called him epimanes meaning the madman. Remember, that although the book of daniel is for all readers in all ages, it was most specifically written for the jews, living under the incredible persecution of antiochus iv epiphanes.
Habicht est neanmoins celui qui combine tragique37 et pathetique cite par. Antiochus epiphanes comparison to antichrist double. Pdf seleucid coinage in 175166 bce and the historicity of. As did many rulers, he appended the title epiphanes god manifest to his name. Polybius, histories, book 31, death of antiochus epiphanes. At the same time that antiochus, who was called epiphanes, had a quarrel with the sixth ptolemy about his right to the whole country of syria, a great sedition fell among the men of power in judea, and they had a contention about obtaining the government. Smith, for instance, argues that antiochus iv epiphanes fails to fulfill the.
They even disagree on which verses in daniel 8 pertain to the little horn. The blood moon tetrad of 168166 bc and the abomination of desolation. The stability of the seleucid empire under antiochus iv stars. He was known as antiochus epiphanes and reigned from 175 bc until 164 bc in what is now syria. Antiochus iv epiphanes was the eighth in a succession of twentysix kings who ruled from 175 164 bc over the syrian section of alexander s empire. Full text of caesars messiah the roman conspiracy to invent jesus.
Antiochus iv rules amazing bible timeline with world history. As a ruler he was best known for his encouragement of greek culture and institutions. Antiochus iv shows a resurgence of the seleucid empire and the ability to. In 175 bce, amid this socialpolitical unrest, a new ruler, antiochus iv, ascended to the throne of grecosyria. Antiochus epiphanes illustrious one antichrist pseudochrist referred to as the little horn daniel 7. Antiochus iv epiphanes article about antiochus iv epiphanes. Antiochus is the main antagonist in the war against the jews that culminated in the events that are now celebrated as hanukkah. Antiochus iii the great, byname antiochus the great, greek antiochus megas, born 242 bce died 187, near susa, iran, seleucid king of the hellenistic syrian empire from 223 bce to 187, who rebuilt the empire in the east but failed in his attempt to challenge roman ascendancy in europe and asia minor. Antiochus synonyms, antiochus pronunciation, antiochus translation, english dictionary definition of antiochus. Pdf antiochus iv and daniels little horn reexamined final. The aim of the paper is to analyse the king antiochus iv epiphanes actions in jerusalem and his supposed involvement in the jewish state. The contemptible person predicted by daniel dan 11. Adventists will do everything in their power to exclude antiochus iv as the fulfillment of daniel 8. Alexander the great may have reig ned supreme for only a short time,but he 10bruce k.
Compare threats to the temple from antiochus iv epiphanes, 169 bce. But again, what did antiochus iv actually do to be considered the one who brought three seleucid dynasts low. Collins answers that antiochus iv benefited from the three kings demise or exile but did not actually destroy them. The widespread opinion about irrational aspects of the kings actions, and his unparalleled antijewish bias is questioned. He is famous for almost conquering egypt and for his brutal persecution of the jews, which precipitated the maccabean revolt. Antiochus iv,one must understand the context inwhichthey transp ired. Jul 28, 2014 antiochus iv epiphanes is a moderately important bible character, even though he doesnt even appear in many versions of the bible. Antiochus epiphanes was a ruthless and often capricious ruler. Antiochus epiphanes comparison to antichrist double reference prophecy by larry cockerham when it comes to the larger picture, these two periods of persecution leading up to the first and second coming of christ are portrayed in both the exploits of antiochus iv as well as those of the coming antichrist. Antiochus iv epiphanes, seleukid kingdom, 175164 bc. He gave himself the surname epiphanes which means the visible god that he and jupiter were identical. However, antiochus also tried to interact with common people, by appearing in the public bath houses and applying for municipal offices, and his often eccentric behavior and capricious actions led some of his contemporaries to call him epimanes the mad one, a word play on his title epiphanes. Antiochus iv, antiochus epiphanes international standard. Antiochus iv epiphanes archives prophecy in the news.
Antiochus was the first seleucid king to use divine epithets on coins, perh. Antiochus iv epiphanes was the eighth in a succession of twentysix kings who ruled from 175164 bc over the syrian section of alexanders empire. The third son of antiochus iii, antiochus iv succeeded his brother seleucus iv as ruler of the seleucid. Antiochus iv, antiochus epiphanes epiphanes, epifanaz, illustrious. After the death of alexander the great in 323 bc, there was civil war, until his empire was divided between four of his generals. Antiochus epiphanes is important in the world history and the bible because he is a picture of one coming to the nation of israel. By combining the dating information from the diaries with the limited. My study leads me to conclude that antiochus iv is in view in this passage for four reasons.
Antiochus iv epiphanes is the brother of philopator and he begins a very severe persecution of the jews, which causes a revolt led by the maccabeans, and creates a turning back to god by the jews for a short while. Antiochus iv epiphanes is a ruler that came into control of one of the four empires which sprang into existance after the death of alexander the great. Demetrius, his cousin, son of seleucus philopator, being at rome as a hostage in place of the late antiochus epiphanes, endeavoured to persuade the senate to make him king of syria. Waltke, antiochus iv epiphanes, in the international standard bible encyclopedia, 1. His tyranny aroused both the religious and the political consciousness of the jews, which resulted in the revolution led by the maccabees. I, to left and right of zeus seated left, holding nike and sceptre, monogram in exergue. Daniels prediction involves the rise of antiochus to power, the conflicts of antiochus with egypt i. This is a direct continuation from antiochus and ptolemy wars. Antiochus definition of antiochus by the free dictionary. Daniel schwartzs on antiochus epiphanes move back and forth incessantly. Antiochus iv epiphanes was a hellenistic king of the seleucid empire from 175 bc until his death in 164 bc. Pdf antiochus iv epiphanes and the jews a reassessment.
Antiochus, however, had misunderstood the true character of judaism, if he thought to exterminate it by force. God manifest also called antiochus epimanes the mad born c. Antiochus iv, a king of the seleucid empire, took upon himself the title epiphanes, meaning the illustrious one or god manifest. Seleucia, antiochos iv, ancient coins index with thumbnails. Alexanders empire was divided into four parts, and the smallest of these fell under the control of antiochus the great. Full text of from ezra to the last of the maccabees see other formats. Pdf the aim of the paper is to analyse the king antiochus iv epiphanes actions in jerusalem and his supposed involvement in the jewish state. Religions free fulltext the samaritans during the hasmonean. Jewish roots, chinese heritage merge in king of the yees. Antiochos iv epiphane lillustre ou le revele, en grec ancien ao. Jan 12, 20 antiochus iv epiphanes was the son of antiochus iii and he ruled the seleucid empire from 175 b. I to left and right of zeus seated left, holding nike and sceptre, monogram in exergue.
After being in rome fourteen years as a hostage in 176175 b. Full text of caesars messiah the roman conspiracy to. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Hassler associate professor of old testament virginia beach theological seminary bible interpreters debate the identity of the little horn in daniel 8. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. He ruled over the region of syria and large parts of the rest of western asia towards the end of the 3rd century bc. Combine a directors jewish roots with a playwrights chinese heritage and the result is a quirky comic play that shows the two cultures have more in common than you might imagine. Antiochus iv epiphanes is one of the greatest types of the antichrist in the old testament. He attempted to impose hellenic culture on the jews and thus precipitated the rebellion of the maccabees. God manifest seleucid king of the hellenistic syrian kingdom who reigned from 175 to 164 bc.
Its most important member was antiochus iii, known as the great, who conquered much of asia minor but was defeated. He nearly conquered egypt and was known for severe persecution of jews. Other articles on this site have provided documented evidence that the book of daniel was written in the 500s bce, and accurately foretold details of the exploits syrian king antiochus iv epiphanes, who was the king of the north for about 12 years. Antiochus epiphanes was a greek king of the seleucid empire who reigned over syria from 175 bc until 164 bc. Full text of from ezra to the last of the maccabees.
The pergamene monarchs, eumenes and attalus, succeeded in placing upon the throne the brother of seleucus, although heliodorus had wished to ascend the throne himself. His attempts to suppress judaism brought on the wars of the maccabees. This is an adept description of him, because from the jewish vantage point he was a monster stephen miller, daniel, 298. Antiochus iv 175164 bc, was the 8th ruler of the seleucid empire. The reign of seleucus iv, antiochus epiphanes brother, is included for the same reason.
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