Excerpts from Chapter 5:
The Maccabees Re-establish Independence in the Land of Israel
- Judea as a vassal state with internal autonomy
- The Hellenizers
- Antiochus IV and His Oppressive Decrees
- Opposition to the Decrees
- The Rebellion Begins
- The Marriage of Hannah Daughter of Mattathias
- Fighting for Jerusalem
- The Conquest of Jerusalem and Purification of the Temple
- The Eternal Flame Returns to the Altar
- The Miracle of the Oil
- Rock of Ages - Maoz Tzur
- Jerusalem Expands
From "Jerusalem through the Windows of Time",
by Avraham Stahl