... leadership would change the law that applies to Judaism worship. Antiochus IV was not well known or powerful until he begins conquering other cities. The information of Antiochus IV conquest can be found in (The Book of Daniel) which states that "Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who started small, grew in power, conquered Palestine and ultimately committed great atrocities against his subjects the Jews. With ... , as soon as he seized the priesthood, Jason made the Jews conform to the Greek way of life.54 Hellenism reached a high point with the introduction of foreign customs." http://www.csg.ne...

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