Thy Brother's Blood

Benjamin Edidin Scolnic, a scholar, archaeologist and pulpit rabbi, is the author of eight other books including If the Egyptians Died in the Red Sea, Where are Pharaoh's Chariots? He has taught at four universities including Yale and the Jewish Theological Seminary. He has served as Biblical Consultant for the North Sinai Archaeological Expedition since 2000. He has been the rabbi of Temple Beth Sholom, Hamden, Connecticut since 1983.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionPart 2 Fraternal Relationships in the Myths of the Ancient WorldChapter 3 The Sin of Cain: Fratricide in the BibleChapter 4 Sibling Rivalry in Greek MythologyChapter 5 Fraternal Pietas: The Foundation Story of Romulus and RemusPart 6 The Fraternal Bonds of the Attalids of PergamonChapter 7 The Attalid BrothersChapter 8 Present Power and Future ExpectationsChapter 9 Fraternal Dissension and the Fall of the Attalid DynastyPart 10 Perseus vs. Demetrius and the Fall of the AntigonidsChapter 11 The Foundation of Macedonian KingshipChapter 12 Philip V of MacedoniaChapter 13 Polybius on Perseus and DemetriusChapter 14 Polybius on the Crimes of Philip VChapter 15 Supernatural ParaphernaliaChapter 16 Polybius on Philip V's Earlier CrimeChapter 17 Tyche in PolybiusChapter 18 Livy on Perseus and DemetriusChapter 19 Why Did Macedonia Fall?Part 20 Jason and the Fall of the Zadokite DynastyChapter 21 2Maccabees on JasonChapter 22 Jason and the AgonChapter 23 2Maccabees 1:1-10aChapter 24 1Maccabees and Josephus on JasonChapter 25 UsurpationChapter 26 Jason's Return to JerusalemChapter 27 Jason's NameChapter 28 Jason in HistoryPart 29 Fraternal Relationships and the Hasmonaeon DynastyChapter 30 Judas and his BrothersChapter 31 Why Did Johnathan Become the next Hasmonaean Leader?Chapter 32 Why were the Maccabees Bured in Pyramid Tombs?Chapter 33 Aristobulus and His BrothersChapter 34 To Value the Present More than the FuturePart 35 ConclusionsPart 36 Works Cited