Historical record
Event and evidence
First Maccabees describes the cleansing, new altar, and dedication; later tradition commemorates the event.
- Date or range
- 164 BCE
- Geography
- Jerusalem Temple
- Event class
- Second Temple crisis
- Confidence
- Strongly Supported
Textual relationship
Relevant prophecy texts
- Daniel 8:14
Concepts later connected with this event
- Sanctuary restoration
Historical fact and fulfillment are different claims
The event can be historically established while its relationship to prophecy remains interpretive, disputed, typological, or tradition-specific.
Reception history
Who connected it to prophecy?
- Jewish historical interpretation
- Christian historical readings
Assessment
Arguments and objections
Reasons the event matters
- The event completes the desecration-and-restoration sequence in the Maccabean setting.
Limits and objections
- Different calculations of Daniel's numbered periods remain disputed.
Evidence trail
Sources and report provenance
- Ancient history2
Coverage describes source types present; it is not a truth score or certainty percentage.
Historical record citation notes (2)
- Ancient historyFirst Maccabees
Locator: Daniel 8:14
Narrates Antiochus IV, Temple desecration, revolt, and rededication. Relevant locator for this record: Daniel 8:14.
- Ancient historySecond Maccabees
Locator: Daniel 8:14
Provides a second ancient narrative of Antiochus IV, sanctuary desecration, persecution, revolt, and rededication. Relevant locator for this record: Daniel 8:14.
Primary and secondary sources (2)
- Ancient history2
Coverage identifies source families present; it is not a truth score or certainty percentage.
First Maccabees
ancient historical sourceCoverage class: Ancient history
Relevant text: 1 Maccabees 1–4
Publication date: late second or early first century BCE
What it supports: Narrates Antiochus IV, Temple desecration, revolt, and rededication.
Limitations: It is a partisan ancient narrative and must be compared with other evidence.
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Second Maccabees
ancient historical sourceCoverage class: Ancient history
Relevant text: 2 Maccabees 4–10
Publication date: late second or early first century BCE
What it supports: Provides a second ancient narrative of Antiochus IV, sanctuary desecration, persecution, revolt, and rededication.
Limitations: Its theological and rhetorical aims require comparison with First Maccabees and external evidence.
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