His rule lasted for a little over a decade, between 175 bc and 164 bc. Antiochus antiochus epiphanes or antiochus iv, who ruled greece 175 bc164 bc. Antiochus epiphanes was a ruthless and often capricious ruler. Alexanders empire was divided into four parts, and the smallest of these fell under the control of antiochus the great. Antiochus iv epiphanes biography facts, childhood, life.
The real cause of the unrest in judea was the heavy tax imposed on the temple already by the time of seleucus iv, epiphanes predecessor, and not religious. Antiochus iv,one must understand the context inwhichthey transp ired. He acted as though he really were jupiter and the people called him epimanes meaning the madman. Seleucia, antiochos iv, ancient coins index with thumbnails. In it we learn of individuals who, with their great dedication and conviction, were able to save the jewish community in israel, delay the destruction of yerushalayim by 200 years, and topple the powerful greek army. Antiochus iv, antiochus epiphanes epiphanes, epifanaz, illustrious. Bearded head of zeus right, wearing laurel wreath ba. Bible history online antiochus iv epiphanes bust biblical.
God manifest seleucid king of the hellenistic syrian kingdom who reigned from 175 to 164 bc. His tyranny aroused both the religious and the political consciousness of the jews, which resulted in the revolution led by the maccabees. Antiochus iv definition of antiochus iv by the free dictionary. The aim of the paper is to analyse the king antiochus iv epiphanes actions in jerusalem and his supposed involvement in the jewish state. View more articles from journal of biblical literature. The widespread opinion about irrational aspects of the kings actions, and his unparalleled antijewish bias is questioned. 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. Antiochus iv synonyms, antiochus iv pronunciation, antiochus iv translation, english dictionary definition of antiochus iv. Antiochus epiphanes was a greek king of the seleucid empire who reigned over syria from 175 bc until 164 bc. Antiochus is the main antagonist in the war against the jews that culminated in the events that are now celebrated as hanukkah.
He gave himself the surname epiphanes which means the visible god that he and jupiter were identical. Antiochus iv rules amazing bible timeline with world history. Adventists will do everything in their power to exclude antiochus iv as the fulfillment of daniel 8. Chapter 1 the works of flavius josephus bible study tools. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons. Antiochus epiphanes article about antiochus epiphanes by. This paper will focus on the seleucid king known as antiochus iv epiphanes, who ruled over the. Antiochus iv, epiphanes is an article from journal of biblical literature, volume 29. Royal honors rightly belonged to a man named demetrius i soter, the son of seleucus iv. This is a direct continuation from antiochus and ptolemy wars. Antiochus iv and the three horns in daniel 7 journal of hebrew.
Before he took control of the seleucid empire, he was held as a political hostage in rome due to his father, antiochus iii the greats loss to the romans, but he was. I to left and right of zeus seated left, holding nike and sceptre, monogram in exergue. 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. As did many rulers, he appended the title epiphanes god manifest to his name. He is famous for almost conquering egypt and for his brutal persecution of the jews, which precipitated the maccabean revolt. Antiochus epiphanes comparison to antichrist double. He nearly conquered egypt and was known for severe persecution of jews. He ruled over the region of syria and large parts of the rest of western asia towards the end of the 3rd century bc. Antiochos iv epiphanes, tetradrachm, 175164 bc, hgc 9. Antiochus, however, had misunderstood the true character of judaism, if he thought to exterminate it by force. Antiochus iv epiphanes was a hellenistic king of the seleucid empire from 175 bc until his death in 164 bc. 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. Antiochus iv epiphanes 3rd century bc classical antiquity.
This paper will focus on the seleucid king known as antiochus iv epiphanes, who ruled over the seleucid empire from 175164 bc. God manifest also called antiochus epimanes the mad, born c. Antiochus epiphanes illustrious one antichrist pseudochrist referred to as the little horn daniel 7. Inadditiontobeing well knownfor his atrocities against the. Antiochus epiphanes is important in the world history and the bible because he is a picture of one coming to the nation of israel. Alexander the great may have reig ned supreme for only a short time,but he 10bruce k. Antiochus iv epiphanes is one of the greatest types of the antichrist in the old testament. Ucl discovery is ucls open access repository, showcasing and providing access to ucl research outputs from all ucl disciplines. But having arrived in this country and failed in his purpose, because the native barbarians resisted his lawless attempt, he died in the course of his return at tabae, in persia, driven mad, as some say, by some manifestations of divine wrath in the course of his wicked attempt upon this temple. Blessed be god in all things, who hath delivered up the wicked. Antiochus epiphanes iv issued an edict prohibiting the reading of the torah and the jews evaded this proscription by reading a related passage from the prophets. Antiochus iv epiphanes, seleukid kingdom, 175164 bc.
In addition to being well known for his atrocities against the jews that led to the maccabean revolt, he is also a key figure in the book of daniel where he is referred to in both chapter eight and chapter eleven. The reign of seleucus iv, antiochus epiphanes brother, is included for the same reason. 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. This is an adept description of him, because from the jewish vantage point he was a monster stephen miller, daniel, 298. This paper will focus onthe seleucidking knownas antiochus iv epiphanes, whoruledover the seleucid empire from 175164 bc. Like the story of esther, the scroll of antiochus is a story about heroes. Jan 12, 20 antiochus iv epiphanes was the son of antiochus iii and he ruled the seleucid empire from 175 b.
To avoid and obscure the clear light of prophecy, the theory was advanced that one of the syrian kings, antiochus epiphanes was the little horn of both daniel 7 and 8. Antiochus definition of antiochus by the free dictionary. Antiochos iv epiphanes, tetradrachm, 175164 bc, hgc. Antiochus synonyms, antiochus pronunciation, antiochus translation, english dictionary definition of antiochus.
Hassler associate professor of old testament virginia beach theological seminary bible interpreters debate the identity of the little horn in daniel 8. 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. Antiochus was the first seleucid king to use divine epithets on coins, perh. Antiochus iv epiphanes was a king from the seleucid dynasty, which ruled the hellenistic syrian empire. Its most important member was antiochus iii, known as the great, who conquered much of asia minor but was defeated. The rise of antiochus iv epiphanes and his assault against. This research argues that antiochus iv epiphanes cannot be the little horn of daniel 7 andor 8 because. As a ruler he was best known for his encouragement of greek culture and institutions. Dates are given in this book according to the beginning of. About this time it was that king antiochus, as he was going over the upper countries, heard that there was a very rich city in persia, called elymais. After being in rome fourteen years as a hostage in 176175 b. Antiochus epiphanes george burnside these few facts overthrow this pagan, modernistic theory that tries to make daniel a mere historian and not a prophet of god. 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 seized the throne in september, 175 b.
Waltke, antiochus iv epiphanes, in the international standard bible encyclopedia, 1. Antiochus iv 175164 bc, was the 8th ruler of the seleucid empire. Notable events during the reign of antiochus iv include his nearconquest of egypt, his persecution of the jews of judea and samaria, and the rebellion of the jewish maccabees. He is infamous for his harsh treatment of the jews and is the little horn in. Antiochus iv, antiochus epiphanes international standard.
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. Pdf antiochus iv epiphanes and the jews a reassessment. Antiochus iv, a king of the seleucid empire, took upon himself the title epiphanes, meaning the illustrious one or god manifest. My study leads me to conclude that antiochus iv is in view in this passage for four reasons. The religious persecutions of antiochus epiphanes as a historical.
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