Footnote
a The ancient Jews thought that this was very shocking. The apocryphal book of 2 Maccabees says that many Jews were angry when apostate High Priest Jason wanted to have a gymnasium in Jerusalem just as the Greeks had.—2 Maccabees 4:7-17.
a The ancient Jews thought that this was very shocking. The apocryphal book of 2 Maccabees says that many Jews were angry when apostate High Priest Jason wanted to have a gymnasium in Jerusalem just as the Greeks had.—2 Maccabees 4:7-17.