Day 290: The Death of Judas Maccabeus | The Bible in a Year
From The Bible in a Year
The content discusses the significance of financial contributions to support the creation of Catholic digital content that helps individuals deepen their faith. It also outlines the day's readings from the Bible, including First Maccabees, Sirach, and Proverbs, as part of an ongoing journey through scripture aimed at understanding salvation's narrative and its relevance today.
Key Takeaways
- Podcasts: Today's faith journey starts on your commute. See: 'Bible in a Year' sensation.
- Behind powerful podcasts, unsung heroes: Meet Marissa, Lindsay, and Elizabeth, content creators extraordinaire.
- Judas Maccabeus: Sometimes courage means charging into conflict, despite dwindling numbers.
- Ascension's secret: Free content fueled by supporters. Charity makes faith digitally accessible.
- Reliving Biblical battlefields: Less Netflix binging, more spiritual conquering with 1 Maccabees.
Who is mentioned in this episode?
13 people come up, including Bacchides, Judas Maccabeus, Jonathan Apphus.
- Bacchides (Person)
- Judas Maccabeus (Person)
- Jonathan Apphus (Person)
- Simon Thassi (Person)
- Alcimus (Person)
- Elizabeth Voigt (Person)
- Marissa Byer (Person)
- John (brother of Jonathan and Simon) (Person)
- Lindsay Rutiger (Person)
- Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Person)
- Demetrius I Soter (Person)
- Lucifer (Person)
- Jeff (Great Adventure timeline) (Person)
Sponsors of this episode
- Ascension donation appeal (Sponsor)
Mentioned in this episode
- First Maccabees (Book)
- Wisdom (personified Wisdom in Sirach 24) (Concept)
- Judah (Location)
- Jordan River (Location)
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) (Book)
- The Bible in a Year (podcast) (Company)
- Ascension (Company)
- The Bible (Book)
- Covenant (Concept)
- The Great Adventure Bible Timeline (Concept)
- Beth-basi (Bethbasi in transcript) (Location)
- Greek culture (Hellenization) (Concept)
- ascensionpress.com (Company)
- Samaritans (Company)
- Book of Proverbs (Book)
- Betrayal (as moral category in Dante's Inferno) (Concept)
- Great Adventure Bible (Product)
- Jacob (Location)
- Seleucid Empire (Seleucids) (Company)
- Arbela (Location)